leisure

Cinema d’Altri Tempi

Right on the main street of a small Italian village, surrounded by shops and restaurants, lies this forgotten cinema. Because of its location right on a busy streets, with cars driving by and people on the terraces it was a challenge to get in quick and unseen. 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

Piscina Ottado

For many years, families from all over the region spent their summer days at this pool. While the children were going down one of the slides, their parents would enjoy sunbathing in the burning sun. 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

Aquaparc dei Conigli

Around the 1980’s this small amusement park opened, focussed on entertaining families. The park attracted most visitors in the summer months with the pool with several slides. For the rest the park consisted of a go karts track, swan boats, carousel, small ferris wheel and a couple of smaller attractions. Unfortunately the owner went bankrupt after the mid 00’s and the park closed down. There was a plan to reopen the park, but this never happened. Read More

Alla Italia

Already in the 16th century, Spa was know for its naturally iron bearing and carbonated water. The first public bathhouse was opened in 1828 and in 1841 the second opened it’s doors. In 1862, architect Léon Suys was instructed to build the third bathhouse for the city of Spa, Belgium. The cost price for this project was 1,5 million Belgian francs and it was finished and opened in 1868. Read More