Italy Villaggio Abbandonato, Italy - May 2019

[The_Raw]

An abandoned village in Northern Italy. Having been the site of a religious order as far back as the 15th century, the land was used to grow grain and other crops while farming processes evolved. By the mid-1800s the village became a state-of-the-art farming community, but by the late 1960s it was completely abandoned. Most of the buildings are empty but the main villa has some beautiful ceilings, and the chapel looks as though it was still in use yesterday.

Villa

Chapel

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[AndyK!]

That's rather tasty. Love the chapel

 

[DirtyJigsaw]

That's real nice, looks like a worthwhile trip

 

[Ghost-Scooter]

Great set! I've been there a few years ago. Not easy to shoot. Unfortunately I had no chance to get into the chapel. It was closed and from inside I heard the sound of millions of bees.

 

[The_Raw]

Great set! I've been there a few years ago. Not easy to shoot. Unfortunately I had no chance to get into the chapel. It was closed and from inside I heard the sound of millions of bees.

There are still so many bees there it's ridiculous. I almost stood on a nest outside

 

[Tomvandutch]

Cool pics

 

[Andy]

I've visited it several years ago. Nice to see that nothing has changed, no graffiti and so on.