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All Saints' Day and Commemoration of the Dead at the Municipal Cemetery

Lecce (LE)

 Cimitero Comunale di Lecce

Organised by Comune di Lecce

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The Municipal Cemetery of Lecce hosts the observances of All Saints' Day and the Commemoration of the Dead with extended opening hours from 31 October to 2 November. The confraternities remain open to visitors from 30 October, from 7:30 to 17:00. On 2 November at 15:30, Archbishop Angelo Raffaele Panzetta celebrates Holy Mass; in the morning the mayor lays flowers on the tombs of mayors and distinguished citizens and a plant on the common ossuary. The initiative is promoted by the Municipality of Lecce, which invites citizens to participate with respect for the place and its memory. To facilitate access, on 1 November a free service of two SGM shuttles operates from the City Terminal to the cemetery and back; on the same day vehicle access is reserved for those holding the CUDE pass.

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Opening hours: 31 October 7:00-17:00; 1 November 8:00-17:00; 2 November 7:00-17:00. Confraternities open from 30 October to 2 November, from 7:30 to 17:00. 1 November: vehicle access only for authorized persons holding the CUDE pass. Free SGM shuttle on 1 November from 8:00 to 16:00, with 2 minibuses from the City Terminal (stop 145) along viale Porta d'Europa, viale F. Calasso and viale San Nicola to the cemetery and back to the terminus. 2 November 15:30: Holy Mass celebrated by Archbishop Angelo Raffaele Panzetta. On the days of the observance, surveillance by the Local Police and Civil Protection is guaranteed.