Riviera cemeteries

Images of some of the Riviera’s striking cemeteries. Hover over a picture to see its caption and click on it to enlarge it.

Russian Cemetery Nice

The Russian cemetery at Caucade, a south-western suburb of Nice, is home to more princes and princesses than you will find interred in even the most illustrious cathedrals. This small area of land is not reserved only for Russians, but has graves that represent the whole Orthodox diaspora. So amid the Galtzines and Gagarines, you will find grand tombs of Serbs and Romanians. There are even some Frasheris from Albania (photo © hidden europe).
Russian Cemetery Nice

The Russian cemetery at Caucade, a south-western suburb of Nice, is home to more princes and princesses than you will find interred in even the most illustrious cathedrals. This small area of land is not reserved only for Russians, but has graves that represent the whole Orthodox diaspora. So amid the Galtzines and Gagarines, you will find grand tombs of Serbs and Romanians. There are even some Frasheris from Albania (photo © hidden europe).

Russian Cemetery Nice

Set in lush Mediterranean vegetation on a low hill near Nice Airport, the cimetière russe de Nice (sometimes called the cimetière orthodoxe de Caucade) is a hugely evocative spot (photo © hidden europe).
Russian Cemetery Nice

Set in lush Mediterranean vegetation on a low hill near Nice Airport, the cimetière russe de Nice (sometimes called the cimetière orthodoxe de Caucade) is a hugely evocative spot (photo © hidden europe).

Patriarchal cross

The Patriarchal Cross, a powerful symbol of the Orthodox world, dominates many graves in the Russian cemetery in Nice (photo © hidden europe).
Patriarchal cross

The Patriarchal Cross, a powerful symbol of the Orthodox world, dominates many graves in the Russian cemetery in Nice (photo © hidden europe).

Trabuquet Cemetery

Both the Menton cemeteries afford fine views, particularly east along the Mediterranean coast towards Italy. This grave in the upper (Trabuquet) cemetery surely ranks as having one of the best views (photo © hidden europe).
Trabuquet Cemetery

Both the Menton cemeteries afford fine views, particularly east along the Mediterranean coast towards Italy. This grave in the upper (Trabuquet) cemetery surely ranks as having one of the best views (photo © hidden europe).

Trabuquet Cemetery

The French military section of the Trabuquet cemetery in Menton, where Islamic graves outnumber Christrian burials (photo © hidden europe).
Trabuquet Cemetery

The French military section of the Trabuquet cemetery in Menton, where Islamic graves outnumber Christrian burials (photo © hidden europe).

Vieux Château Cemetery

Another room with a view, this one at the lower of the two Menton cemeteries. The dominant headland in the background is Capo Mortola in Italy. The headland is home to the Hanbury Gardens which feature on another of the galleries on our website (photo © hidden europe).
Vieux Château Cemetery

Another room with a view, this one at the lower of the two Menton cemeteries. The dominant headland in the background is Capo Mortola in Italy. The headland is home to the Hanbury Gardens which feature on another of the galleries on our website (photo © hidden europe).

Vieux Château Cemetery

High above the Old Town of Menton, two cemeteries have graves that reflect Menton’s multicultural status. Here is a Russian grave in the Vieux Château cemetery, but elsewhere here (and also in the nearby hilltop cemetery at Trabuquet) you will find headstones inscribed in English, Yiddish, Polish, German and a dozen other languages (photo © hidden europe).
Vieux Château Cemetery

High above the Old Town of Menton, two cemeteries have graves that reflect Menton’s multicultural status. Here is a Russian grave in the Vieux Château cemetery, but elsewhere here (and also in the nearby hilltop cemetery at Trabuquet) you will find headstones inscribed in English, Yiddish, Polish, German and a dozen other languages (photo © hidden europe).

Armea Cemetery

The burial ground at Armea serves as the municipal cemetery for the Ligurian city of Sanremo. Here some striking glass-work on a headstone at Armea (photo © hidden europe).
Armea Cemetery

The burial ground at Armea serves as the municipal cemetery for the Ligurian city of Sanremo. Here some striking glass-work on a headstone at Armea (photo © hidden europe).

Extension to Armea

The extension to the cemetery near Sanremo, completed in 2003, is a striking piece of modern design by Amoretti & Calvi Architects. Here a view of the graves and the ossuary tower (photo © hidden europe).
Extension to Armea

The extension to the cemetery near Sanremo, completed in 2003, is a striking piece of modern design by Amoretti & Calvi Architects. Here a view of the graves and the ossuary tower (photo © hidden europe).

Cemetery design

Detail of the design at Armea by Amoretti & Calvi Architects. The design uses local Ligurian stonework, marble from Carrara, limestone from Vicoforte and concrete (photo © hidden europe).
Cemetery design

Detail of the design at Armea by Amoretti & Calvi Architects. The design uses local Ligurian stonework, marble from Carrara, limestone from Vicoforte and concrete (photo © hidden europe).

Sepulchral architecture

Few cemeteries boast such a striking variety of modern sepulchral architecture as Armea (photo © hidden europe).
Sepulchral architecture

Few cemeteries boast such a striking variety of modern sepulchral architecture as Armea (photo © hidden europe).