The cemetery next to the historic centre of L’Escala appeared in town in 1835. It’s referred to as a “marine” cemetery, mostly receiving people whose lives were tied with the sea in one way or another—fishermen and workers of the sardine and anchovy salting factories in the area.
The cemetery is small: a small courtyard at the entrance, a chapel, four pantheons and a few hundred niches for urns, all painted in dazzling white.
In 1970, the cemetery became disused, and in 1974, it was named a historical monument. Here rests a local celebrity, famous Catalan writer Caterina Albert who published her works under the pseudonym Víctor Català.
The cemetery is closed to the public. Visiting it is possible if you are able to obtain the keys in the nearby police station—for that, you would evidently need to prove some sort of familiar connection with a deceased L’Escala resident. The walls of the cemetery are not too tall though and you wouldn’t have trouble finding a good angle to snap some photos.
