SAID to have been designed so the dead would not turn their backs on each other, it is the only round cemetery in Spain.
Now locals in Sayalonga near Competa, hope that their unusual dead centre, built in 1840, is to be promoted better as a tourist attraction.
A visitor centre is now open and a local historian is urging the authorities to designate it a BIC, or site of specific cultural interest.
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Want to read the Olive Press with ZERO adverts? Click here to become a subscriber today and enjoy 50% off an annual subscription in our special Black Friday sale
Mason Jones (Reporter)
People are dying to get in here. We’ll all get round to it one day…