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Jungle School

With the last hours of daylight, we visited this school. From the road, you’d think this is some kind of abandoned house with nothing too special. But when we came closer we could vaguely see all kinds of painted figures on the outside of the school. It was a small school, with only two classrooms on the ground floor. Both of the classrooms were filled with seats and desks and one of them had a painted wall with all kinds of animals, which was a pretty cool addition to this abandoned classroom. Read More

Jungle Factory

Welcome to the mini jungle in this old wool mill, where the old halls are slowly being reclaimed by nature. Ferns and little trees are enjoying the humidity in here and turned the old factory into a little oasis.

This wool mill was established in the late 19th century and shut down after almost 8 decades of production. A part of the production was already moved to a different location, which kept operating until the end of the century. Read More

Hotel AV

Located not far from the highway we find this hotel. Since the owner passed away 10 years ago, the park of over 3 hectares has turned into a real wilderness. It was a challenge to find our way through the jungle, to get to the lake and the pool. Read More

Gasthaus Natur

Little is know about this abandoned hotel. It was built after the Second World War as a hotel and was owned by the DDR government. After the reunification it was sold and turned into a Chinese/pizza restaurant but eventually abandoned in 1995. Read More

Ostello Estivo

In the summer this hostel was open for the children of employees of a large company. The concrete building was designed for a location near the sea, but was built in a mountain region instead. The construction cost was 1-2 billion Italian lire. Read More

Sala VF

This hall was part of a large chemical factory which settled here in the 20th century. The large factory occupies more than 10 hectares and even had its own power plant.

The machines in this hall were used to extract nitrogen from air. Some other halls are now being used for storage and some were opened up for sports clubs. Read More

Centrale Idroelettrica V

This hydroelectric power station was built in the 1910’s to supply power to the chemical plant on the premises. The power station consisted of seven Francis turbines that together produced almost 200 million kWh of electricity per year.

During the Second World War the station was damaged heavily. After restorations the capacity was reduced by 30%. In the 70’s the power station was replaced by a new power station. Copper thieves then looted the abandoned site and took everything valuable. Read More

VW Beetle Garage

Next to a regional road in Belgium you can find this old garage. Attached to the garage there is a house which is also abandoned, but not worth a visit. Inside the garage there was an old red Volkswagen Beetle, just left behind. The plants hanging from the ceiling gave the scene an interesting look. Read More