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With museums closed, Paris residents rediscover their cemeteries

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Paris, Feb 26 (EFE).- (Camera: Josep Puig) With Paris’ museums closed because of coronavirus restrictions, the city’s graveyards have gone from being places of mourning to small urban escapes from the frenzied activity of the capital. FOOTAGE OF A CEMETERY IN PARIS.SOUNDBITES OF STEFANO AND MARIA, COUPLE VISITING THE CEMETERY.

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