Cemeteries in Belgium

Discover 7 unusual cemeteries in Belgium.

Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium

Goblet d’Alviella Mausoleum

Freemasonry’s universal creed etched in limestone.

Les Cinq Tombes (The Five Graves)

A unique collection of five Roman burial grounds right next to the road.

Bruges, Belgium

Centrale Begraafplaats Brugge Assebroek

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

Dieweg Cemetery

Brussels, Belgium

Cemetery Dieweg

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

Gravestones

Sanctuary Wood Cemetery

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

Laeken Cemetery Crypt in 2008.

Brussels, Belgium

Laeken Cemetery Crypt

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

Sanctuary Wood Museum

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Vladslo German Military Cemetery

Diksmuide, Belgium

Vladslo German Military Cemetery

Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.