Fluntern Cemetery (Friedhof Fluntern)
James Joyce crossed Europe to write in Zurich — and never left.
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This Zürichberg hillside holds one of Europe's more quietly cosmopolitan grave rosters: Joyce and his wife Nora Barnacle are buried here together, joined by two Nobel Chemistry laureates and the modernist novelist Elias Canetti. More international names than most museums in town.
What to look for
- James Joyce and Nora Barnacle are both buried here — the Irish novelist died in Zurich in 1941; Nora Barnacle (1884–1951) was his wife
- Paul Karrer (Nobel Chemistry 1937) and Leopold Ružička (Nobel Chemistry 1939) — two laureates in the same cemetery
- Elias Canetti's plot — Bulgarian-born modernist novelist and playwright
Located in the Zürichberg district; the cemetery is also signed as Friedhof Fluntern.
Fluntern Cemetery (Friedhof Fluntern) is one of 17 sights worth the detour in Zurich, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Zurich pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Zurich
- LetzigrundOn this track, on 21 June 1960, Armin Hary became the first person in history to run 100 metres in 10.0 seconds.
- Zürich HauptbahnhofSwitzerland's largest station runs 2,915 trains a day — and a river flows through it in a tunnel, with tracks both above and below.
- GrossmünsterThe church where Zwingli launched the Swiss-German Reformation in 1520 — and then his followers stripped out the organ and every statue to prove the point.
- Zürich Opera HouseThe first electrically lit opera house in Europe — built in 16 months, nearly razed by street riots, and winner of Opera Company of the Year at the 2014 International Opera Awards.
- Cabaret VoltaireHugo Ball borrowed a back room on Spiegelgasse in February 1916 and accidentally invented Dada — Lenin was renting a flat fourteen doors up the same street.
- Kunsthaus ZürichTwo buildings on opposite sides of Heimplatz, linked underground, housing one of Switzerland's most important art collections — the 2021 David Chipperfield sandstone block alone added over 80% more floor space.