We arrive in Vercelli, a city located in the Piedmont region. Before us stands a rusted, padlocked gate protecting a jungle that almost completely camouflages a pulmonary hospital abandoned since the 1990s: the Bertagnetta. This site, which once held up to 120 beds, is now—due to a lack of budget or a new purpose—completely overrun…
Leaving the abandoned orphanage we had just explored, Marie and I happened upon this abandoned Catholic boarding school located just a few meters away. Built in 1909, this derelict site doesn’t offer much of interest, as it has unfortunately been completely vandalized. Currently, there are no rehabilitation plans for the ‘Padri Giuseppini’ institute.
Living next to a nuclear power plant is never a good idea. After Doel in Belgium, here is an Italian village abandoned since the 1960s. A few houses continued to be occupied by some of the power plant staff before being completely deserted. Time has taken its toll, and looters and vandals have left the…