Castiglione South African Cemetery

Beautiful setting for a graveyard

There were 401 graves of South African from the 2nd world war. The youngest was only 15 years old. There is a register of all the names. The words were in Afrikaans and English. It is on a hill an...

Highlighting a forgotten story of WWII

This beautiful monument bears tribute to thousands of South Africans who served and died in Italy during WWII.

Beautifully maintained cemetery to help us remember

When travelling in this area with South African school groups, we always bring them to this cemetery, after hiking with them into the hills of Monte Sole. It is in the hills of Monte Sole where the sa...

В память о погибших воинах

На этом погосте захоронено около пятисот южноафриканских и британских солдат, погибших в годы ВОВ. Я всегда трепетно отношусь к людям, которые хранят память об ушедших от нас, а тем более если они от...

Un luogo di raccoglimento e di meditazione

Questo cimitero militare si trova su una collinetta nei pressi di Castiglione dei Pepoli. E’ un giusto tributo di commemorazione e di ricordo dei soldati sudafricani che qui persero la vita in guerra ...