Italy 1943–1945
Florence American Cemetery, Tavarnuzze
American war cemetery
The story
The only American Second World War cemetery north of Rome holds 4,402 US dead, most of them killed after Rome fell, in the Gothic Line battles and the final push to the Alps. The Tablets of the Missing list 1,409 names. Many men of the 85th, 88th and 91st Divisions who fell at Il Giogo, today's next stop, lie here.
What to look for
Walk the curved terraces up to the memorial; inside, the operations maps trace the campaign from Rome to the Alps.
Plan your visit
Via Cassia, Tavarnuzze (Impruneta), 12 km south of Florence; A1 exit Firenze Impruneta. Daily 09:00–17:00, closed 25 Dec and 1 Jan; free — check before you go.
- Open
- Daily 09:00–17:00; closed 25 Dec and 1 Jan
- Price
- Free
Checked September 2026 from official sources: feelflorence.it, abmc.gov. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Ponte Vecchio and the demolished quarter, Florence · 9 km
- Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria, Florence · 9 km
- Florence War Cemetery, Girone · 14 km
- Brazilian Votive Monument, Pistoia · 35 km
- MuGot — Museo Gotica Toscana, Ponzalla · 39 km
- Il Giogo Pass and Monte Altuzzo · 42 km
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Into Europe: Italy 1943–1945
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Allied campaign in Italy, from the Sicily landings of July 1943 through Salerno, the Winter Line, Ortona, Cassino and Anzio, Rome, the Gothic Line and the final battles on the Senio and the Po in April 1945.
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