Explore #3 of the ‘128mb SD Card Tour’

Next on our Italian roadtrip it was time for some abandoned asylum goodness…

History
This psychiatric hospital / asylum was founded in a coastal Italian city in the 1890s. It was intended to house less chronic patients, but many who were admitted ended up being incarcerated for years, if not permanently. Originally built to house up to 700 patients, a growing demand led to the construction of an extension in the 1930s, and patient numbers rose to some 1,500.

In the later part of the twentieth century such asylums were deemed to be undesirable and inappropriate for modern treatment techniques. Nationwide reforms were brought about by the 1978 ‘Law 180’, which ordered the closure of all psychiatric hospitals, and their replacement with community-based alternatives. The hospital finally closed in the late 1990s.

Our Explore
The hardest part of this explore was finding somewhere to park, as it is located in a very busy urban area! Soon we had avoided the locals, jumped a few walls, and found a way inside.

This was a really enjoyable and relaxed little explore, and one of those where there was a wonderful juxtaposition in walking around a deserted and silent decaying building whilst the shouts, car horns, and other noises of everyday modern life still occasionally filtered in from the world outside.

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Outside external ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie

Grand opulent entrance hall lobby foyer stairs staircase windows ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie
The grand entrance hall, with marble twin staircase…

reception marble door accettazione ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie
Door to the Reception (‘Accettazione’) area.

Grand marble stone stairs staircase ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie

Landing crow graffiti wall art ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie
This crow (or raven?) graffiti / artwork was rather cool I thought.

Crow graffiti art ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie

Peeling paint green wall ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie
Peeling paint goodness on one of the ground floor corridors.

Door landing ornate windows ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie
The top floor landing.

Landing stairs marble windows ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie

Graffiti wall art shadows light ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie
I also loved this piece of graffiti / artwork, which strongly reminded me of Jenny Saville’s work.

ospedale psichiatrico di q manicomio di q asylum hospital Urbex Adam X Urban Exploration Italy Italia Access 2016 Abandoned decay lost forgotten Secca Security infiltration derelict location creepy haunting eerie
After one last shot of those stairs it was time to head back outside and on to our next location…

Thanks for flying over.
Adam X