Italy 1943–1945
Gradara War Cemetery
Commonwealth war cemetery
The story
The cemetery holds 1,191 Commonwealth burials (and one Belgian) from the advance from Ancona to Rimini, which broke the Gothic Line, and from the heavy fighting around Rimini until its capture on 21 September 1944. Canadian, British and other Commonwealth soldiers who fought through this coastal sector lie side by side.
What to look for
Walk the terraces, then look up at the medieval castle of Gradara on its hill above the coast road.
Plan your visit
On the SS16 between Cattolica and Pesaro (A14 exit Cattolica, follow Gradara then SS16 towards Pesaro); free, open access.
- Open
- Permanently open; may be visited at any time
- Access
- No wheelchair access: steeply terraced with numerous steps
Checked September 2026 from official sources: cwgc.org. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Montegridolfo and the Museo della Linea dei Goti · 12 km
- Coriano Ridge War Cemetery · 15 km
- Gemmano — "the Cassino of the Adriatic" · 17 km
- Rimini Gurkha War Cemetery, Cerasolo · 20 km
- Rimini — the liberated city · 22 km
- Museo della Battaglia del Senio, Alfonsine · 86 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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