I love old cemeteries! The Petersfriedhof, or St. Peter's Cemetery, is the oldest Christian graveyard in Saltzburg, dating back to about 700, when the adjacent St. Peter's Abbey (Stift St. Peter) was established by Saint Rupert of Salzburg.
Most graves were well-tended, and the colourful grave markers, flowers, candles, and family porticoes with huge oil paintings made this a beautiful, and peaceful place to be. Burials continue today in family plots throughout the cemetery
