Theme walks by Turnhout City Guides

Is a graveyard just a place where the deceased rest? A graveyard awaiting their admission into the afterlife, with a cross, gravestone and sometimes a small chapel as a reminder? Or is there more behind it? Behind the symbolism of the language of the dead discussed in this more than 200-year-old cemetery, there is often a fascinating story. It characterizes the person buried there. One of the various topics covered include “the war graves”. During the terrible world conflagration between 1914 and 1918, 131 people from Turnhout lost their lives. The city keeps the memory of these fallen soldiers alive. The \"Peace and Victory\" monument on Zegeplein is proof of that. We visit those war graves in the cemetery and hear direct testimonies. In short, fascinating stories hidden here that are brought to life for you by the guide.