Mummies in Italy

Where to See Mummies in Le Marche and Umbria

Similar to the mummies in Palermo (page 2), there are mummies in central Italy's Le Marche and Umbria regions that have been naturally preserved. Here's where to go to see them.

• Church of the Dead, Urbania Mummies Cemetery: Church of the Dead, Chiesa dei Morti, is a tiny church in the Le March town of Urbania that holds an interesting and slightly macabre display. The Mummies Cemetery, Cimitero delle mummie, is in a tiny chapel. A guide takes you into the chapel and tells you about the mummies on display. Get visiting details in Urbania Mummies Cemetery.
• The Mummies Museum: The tiny town of Ferentillo in southern Umbria holds an interesting surprise below the Church of Santo Stefano. Bodies buried there were preserved by a rare microfungus that attacked the corpses and turned them into mummies. Some of the best preserved mummies are on display in what is now the mummy museum in the bottom part of the church. Get visiting details in The Mummies of Ferentillo.
• Mummies in Italy - Why and Where: James Martin, Europe Travel, explains why we find mummies in Italy and where to go to see them on display in Mummies in Italy. It's very interesting and some of it may surprise you.

For more skeletons and mummies in Italy see:
Page 1: Catacombs in Rome
Page 2: Catacombs in Sicily