Florence American Cemetery | American Battle Monuments Commission (2024)

The Florence American Cemetery and Memorial site in Italy covers 70 acres. The wooded hills that frame its western perimeter rise several hundred feet. Between the two entrance buildings, a bridge leads to the burial area where the headstones of4,392of our military dead are arrayed in symmetrical curved rows upon the hillside. They represent 39 percent of the U.S. Fifth Army burials originally made between Rome and the Alps. Most died in the fighting that occurred after the capture of Rome in June 1944. Included among them are casualties of the heavy fighting in the Apennines Mountains shortly before the war's end. On May 2, 1945 the enemy troops in northern Italy surrendered.

Above the graves, on the topmost of three broad terraces, stands the memorial marked by a tall pylon surmounted by a large sculptured figure. The memorial has two open atria, or courts, joined by the Tablets of the Missing upon which are inscribed 1,409 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The atrium at the south end of the Tablets of the Missing serves as a forecourt to the chapel, which is decorated with marble and mosaic. The north atrium contains the marble operations maps recording the achievements of the American armed forces in this region.

Visitors to Florence American Cemetery should be advised that the campaign map located to the right side of the Memorial is currently under renovation.

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GPS Coordinates: 43° 41' 31" N , 11° 12' 33" E

Florence American Cemetery is located on the west side of Via Cassia, south of Florence.

Travel via Public Transportation

The “Autolinee Toscane” bus service with stops, throughout Florence, including near the Florence Santa Maria Novella train station - provides frequent bus service to the cemetery along Via Cassia.

For the current bus line schedule, visit the website: www.at-bus.it/it/strumenti/trip-planner

In the trip planner, you have the option to choose English on the top right corner of the web page. Then you will input the required information. You can modify the date and time for your personal preference.

Please note that the arrival information has to be input into Autolinee Toscane as follows:

Destinazione (Arrival): Cimitero Militare Statunitense di Firenze/Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Impruneta

From Central Florence, including from the train station, you will have to transfer buses. Once you transfer to the 365A, 368A or 370A bus, it is important that you inform the driver that you want to stop at the American Cemetery, “Cimitero degli Americani”.

If further assistance is required during your travel for bus information and bus schedules, please contact the cemetery at +39 055 202 0020.

Travel by Taxi

Taxi service is available at the main train station.