Cemetery "Certosa" on the outskirts of Bologna, appeared in 1801 long after, here in the 14th century was founded the Carthusian Monastery of San Girolamo. Today it is one of the most famous cemeteries in Europe. Already at the entrance from the street Via della Certosa, you can see a huge monument dedicated to Italian sports heroes - Olinda Raddzhi, Amedeo Ruddzheri and others, and among the graves and tombstones are located imposing sculptures - masterpieces of world art. However, Certosa - is not only a kind of place where you can enjoy the works of art, but also a kind of "time machine", through which reveals the ancient traditions and customs. Moreover, it is the master of the past left a message for the future generations - the modern equivalent of the cemetery called podium.

On the territory of the Certosa are buried members of well-known and influential families of Bologna - Dzhanstefani, Dzoboli, Maragoni, Tomba, Parenti, Gambini and others. Among the sculptors who worked on the gravestones and family vaults, can be called De Maria, Putti, Bartolini, Vela, it is also noted artists Bazoli, Paladzhi and Fancelli.

Certosa is the result of changes in the law, according to which from the late 18th century, all the cemeteries were located outside the city. Napoleon's edict, published a few years later, only strengthened this rule. Then architects began to invent extravagant monuments and projects of private chapels for noble residents of Bologna, artists began to decorate the tombs, and sculptors - to make funeral figures.

Here, in the Certosa cemetery, buried Mingetti policies, painters Morandi and Saetti, and great writers Carducci Bakkelli composer Respighi, manufacturers Maserati, Weber and Dzanikelli. The attention of visitors attracted by the exquisite building chapel family ticket. Here lie the remains of many high-ranking officers - the memory of the fallen during World War II on the Russian front is dedicated to War Memorial. The feat of the soldiers and guerrillas who died in the First World War, perpetuates the huge vault.

In the 19th century on the territory of Certosa carried out excavation work, during which it was discovered ancient graves of the Etruscans. It brought together scientists from around the world, and as a result have made amazing discoveries - Today, these findings can be seen in the Municipal Archaeological Museum.