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Graveyards could become the latest travel trend to spread across Europe, as tourists look to liven up their usual itinerary of museums and TikTok-famous coffee shops.
It might sound macabre and slightly spooky, but for taphophiles – those with a strong interest in cemeteries and epitaphs – roaming around tombstones offers a unique insight into a country’s culture and history.
Even travel experts acknowledge the growing popularity of graveyard tourism, arguing it provides a rare chance to “rebel against tick-box travel” as overtourism plagues much of the continent.
Graveyard tourism: What’s the appeal?
“Graveyards are not scary or ghoulish places,” says Jono Namara, a filmmaker and self-proclaimed taphophile w
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