Explore #8 of the ‘128mb SD Card Tour’ James and Jade had camped out in this old abandoned villa on a trip the year before (in fact their old tents were still stored in a decaying outbuilding!), so we decided to do the same for the night to save some €€€ for the Italian road tolls and James’ speeding tickets. 😉 History I haven’t been able to locate any history for this old villa. It appears to have been used…
Explore #7 of the ‘128mb SD Card Tour’ Time for another old asylum… History (translated and rewritten from here) Vercelli’s asylum was built in 1937, and comprises 20 pavilions and a church spread over 30 acres. The asylum is infamous for a massacre after the end of World War II of a group of more than 70 soldiers of the fascist Socialist Republic of Italy, who had been held in a nearby stadium used as a prison camp. On 12…
Explore #4 of the ‘128mb SD Card Tour’ History This wonderful decaying little church is now all that remains of an 18th century villa which was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the construction of a refinery. Our Explore This was an uneventful and relaxing little explore, so I’ll crack straight on with the photos. As always, click on a photo to launch slideshow viewer Thanks for coming by. Adam X
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