The stories buried in Saint-Josse’s cemetery

Brussels’ tiniest commune, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, may lack space for the living, but its cemetery in nearby Schaerbeek is rich in stories of the dead. We tread its shaded paths to find revolutionaries, artists, poets and politicians – a miniature history of Belgium in one of the city’s quietest corners.

The stories buried in Saint-Josse’s cemetery

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