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Cimetière de la Chartreuse

Bordeaux's Version of Paris's Père Lachaise


180 Rue Georges-Bonnac
Bordeaux,
33000

Neighborhood: City centre - Mériadeck

Phone: +33 556 93 1720
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Known as Bordeaux's answer to Paris's famous Père Lachaise cemetry, many well-known people are buried here, including Goya, Lacour, Flora Tristan and Gauguin's grandmother. Like its larger counterpart, it is also home to an amazing variety of monuments and thus offers a window onto the world of nineteenth century sculpture. Its suitably peaceful atmosphere is also reminiscent of the Parisian cemetry.

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It was interesting to wander around this massive cemetery. The tombs and sepulchres really are quit...
Reviewed by:tishnumf from Wales on Nov 21 2006

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