In the film Before Sunrise, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpi visit the Friedhof der Namenlosen (The Cemetery of the Nameless). This is a very beautiful, tiny cemetery in the outskirts of Vienna where the bodies of people drowned in the Danube and those who were unable to be identified are buried. Every year, the local fishing club on the first Sunday off after All Souls' Day, hold a memorial service and build a raft with wreaths and flowers to give it to the Danube. This is to recall the water floating corpses.

The cemetery is located on the outskirts of Vienna, on the way to the airport. In order to get there follow these directions: 1.Get the Subway (u-bahn): U3 direction Simmering. Depart from Stephansplatz and get off at Enkplatz
2.Catch bus 76 A at Enkplatz (Krausegasse) Direction: Zinnergasse/Kaiserebersdorfer Straße. Get off at Alberner Hafen.
3.Walk from here. Follow the directions to the Friedhof der Namenlosen (it is about 45 min. walk on a straight line). The cemetery is behind an industrial estate with very high grey tower blocks.
www.friedhof-der-namenlosen.at

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Europe's largest cemetery; beautifully laid out and well worth a visit. There are sections for the main denominations and a large military section.

There's a stunning domed church in the centre and after strolling past ornate graves of politicians you've never heard of a discreet sign points to the "Musiker" almost shyly hidden away.

Schubert, various members of the Strauss family and two big names beginning with B: took my breath away. Monument to Mozart, whose grave is mysteriously "lost" somewhere in the St Marx cemetery.

S-Bahn (tram) no. 71 to Zentralfriedhof
Official site: tinyurl.com/p4jrdn

Google map: tinyurl.com/nhmujw

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