Walhalla Cemetery

Victoria


In the extraordinary Walhalla Cemetery (off Main Rd, a 20-minute return walk from town) the gravestones cling to the steep valley wall. Some 1100 people are buried here, and the tombstone inscriptions tell a sombre yet fascinating story of the town's history.


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