New Podgórze Cemetery

Behind Kopiec Krakusa on the Krakus foothills, the New Cemetery is a large, picturesque memorial park filled with monumental sculpture. Opened in 1900, the cemetery originally had a strict Catholic character with a separate designated area for Protestants and a distinct section for suicides (marked 'VIII-a'). Today it continues to grow and is an ideal place to visit if you are here on All Souls' Day (Nov. 1, 2) due to its basin-shape, which creates an amphitheatre of coloured candlelight. Serviced by its own stop, you can get there easily by tram - get off at ‘Cmentarz Podgórski.’