Sara Braun Municipal Cemetery
Cementerio Municipal Sara Braun
Often ranked among South America's most beautiful cemeteries, with marble family mausoleums of the wool barons standing among rows of cylinder-trimmed cypresses.
The cemetery was founded in 1894, and its gate was donated by wool baron Sara Braun. She reportedly asked that the gate be permanently closed after her burial, and to this day the main gate is mostly shut, so visitors enter through a side gate. Cypresses trimmed into neat cylinders line the grounds. The lavish mausoleums of the Braun, Menéndez and other families stand alongside the graves of Croatian, British and German immigrants, as well as a tomb for the 'Unknown Indians,' commemorating the Selk'nam and other Indigenous peoples, where visitors leave flowers and prayer plaques. Admission is free, and it is about a 15-minute walk from downtown. The cemetery has been declared a Chilean National Historic Monument.
Opening hours
about 08:00–18:00 (longer in summer)
Nearby sights
- Monumento al Ovejero
- Salesian Museum Maggiorino Borgatello
- Magallanes Regional Museum (Braun-Menéndez Palace)
- Palacio Sara Braun
- Costanera del Estrecho
- Plaza Muñoz Gamero & Magellan Monument
- Cerro de la Cruz Viewpoint
- Museo del Recuerdo