Monumental Cemetery of Oropa

Monumental Cemetery of Oropa

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Monumental Cemetery of Oropa

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Location: Biella, Piedmont, Italy

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June 12, 2023

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The monumental cemetery of Oropa is unique in its kind, so much so that it has earned the name of "forest cemetery". The alpine environment blends incredibly with the area of monuments, which take on unique characteristics here. Tombs like small mountain chalets, with wooden and stone roofs and external plaster. Definitely worth a visit if you are a fan of the genre.

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JakobusPilger

September 27, 2024

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"Death is not the end, but only a very specific end: the end of a first, provisional period of life and the beginning of a new era that will never …

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Stefano Fumagalli

May 2, 2023

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In 1884 the Biellese statesman Quintino Sella died and for his burial the engineer Carlo Maggia built a pyramid. The monument, built in 1885 with blocks of local syenite, was located outside the cemetery, in the middle of a beech forest. Very soon, following the example of Sella, many important people decided to build a funeral chapel for themselves and their families in the same wood. So in 1888 a real "forest cemetery" was inaugurated.

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Santuario di Oropa da Andrate – loop tour

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1,560m

Embark on the Santuario di Oropa da Andrate loop, a difficult touring bicycle route that promises a rewarding challenge through the diverse Piedmontese landscape. You will cover 31.8 miles (51.2…

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