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 ideal place to visit if you are here on All Souls' Day (Nov. 1, 2) due to its basin-shape creating an amphitheatre of coloured candlelight. Serviced by its own stop called ‘Cmentarz Podgórski,’ you can get there by catching tram 3 from 'Dworzec Główny,' tram 6 from 'Plac Wolnica,' or tram 24 from 'Poczta Główna.'
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