Prado do Repouso

Prado do Repouso is the largest cemetery in Porto, Portugal, located in the east part of the city.The 19th century Prado do Repouso is the city's first public cemetery and has many beautiful graves from that time. Number 177/33 has a curious story. It was built in 1868 by a rich prostitute who, after many years of serving men and hating them, fell in love with a younger lady. The lover died, and the older woman asked to be left alone with the body, chopping off its head to keep as a memento. She was taken to court bit considered innocent because everybody saw the macabre gesture as an act of love. To this day, prostitutes from the nearby streets still put flowers and girls candles at the site.

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