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Manicomio Vendetta (Asylum in Italy)
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Manicomio Vendetta #09 by Broken Window Theory, on Flickr

Meanwhile it was the second day of our Italy adventure and we were heading to our fourth location. The Italian photographer Tobi_urbex was showing us the way to a very remarkable place. This time we had a special mission: We wanted to explore an abandoned mental asylum which is still partly in use. Along for the ride were Michael and Bryan from The Proper People who invited us to join them for a bit on their journey through Europe. After several years of vacancy, this area became an impenetrable jungle. But the thicket is a perfect visual cover, so we could move unseen on the property. Everywhere we could spot old houses but we didn't know which ones are really abandoned and which ones are still in use. The over 12-hectare big compound consists of 20 buildings in total. And most of them are arranged symmetrically. By now all of them have become overgrown and in a lot of the houses are still furnishings left behind.

Canteen by Broken Window Theory, on Flickr

A haunting atmosphere unfolds in these rooms. Apparently, this building used to be the cafeteria. The roofed-over inner yard was probably where patients and employees used to eat back then. Today it’s totally overgrown and it became impossible to move here. But the highlight of this house is the small chapel in our opinion. You can see it down below.

Chapel by Broken Window Theory, on Flickr

Already in the 19th century one of the few mental institutions of the region was located in this town. In the 1930s a new and more modern hospital complex was built. It’s the one we were exploring . In the past this facility was ranked as one of the biggest psychiatries in all of Italy. It’s alarming to see what was left behind here. We found miles of paper! Not in one single room but even in multiple buildings. Next to finance stuff there are especially medical records full of personal information we shouldn’t reveal at all. But even cases of death are listed there.

Asylum by Broken Window Theory, on Flickr

According to our sources the clinic was relying on a questionable electroshock therapy. They even resort to experimental approaches which were totally inhuman from a present-day perspective. And suddenly it felt like this facility is a place of pain and misery. Every new building we were entering carried a rather bitter aftertaste to it. But the worst episode of this place hasn’t been told yet...

Manicomio Vendetta #04 by Broken Window Theory, on Flickr

At the end of World War Two the psychiatric hospital became the scene of a cruel massacre. A group of communist partisans carried off around 70 fascists soldiers from a prison camp nearby and brought them to the compound of the asylum. The staff was forced to leave the property and the resistance fighters stated to beat and torture their prisoners. Some of them were even bound with wire and ran over by trucks on the court repeatedly. Still today – more than 70 years later – people are commemorating the victims of this terrible massacre.

Modern Ward by Broken Window Theory, on Flickr

By now we have seen several of those buildings from the inside. Apparently, only one of the 20 buildings is still in use today. But we realized that one single day wasn’t enough to explore the whole compound. Especially when we were planning to visit two more abandoned sites that day. So, that’s why we were now limiting ourselves to the highlights of this psychiatry.

Auditorium by Broken Window Theory, on Flickr

This auditorium is the reason why many urban explorers come here in the first place. The partly collapsed roof is hurrying along the ongoing decay which makes this place the perfect scenery for photo and video shoots. To our big surprise there was even the historical projector left behind in the building.

Manicomio Vendetta #02 by Broken Window Theory, on Flickr

Last but not least we were going to look at the church. This building is right in the middle of the hospital complex and all the other houses were arranged around it. The architecture of the church looks rather modern. But unfortunately, the place was already exposed to a lot of vandalism.

Laus Tibi Domine Emitte Lucem Tuam by Broken Window Theory, on Flickr

This abandoned asylum is a very impressive place with a moving history. Mentally ill patients were treated under horrible conditions with experimental approaches. Due to the cruel therapies some of the employees were turning against the director of this facility. Until 1991 the area was used as a hospital and then shut down for good. But as a psychiatry this place was only in use until 1978. Because then the Basaglia Law became effective. After the catastrophic conditions in nearly all of the Italian mental houses became public, all of them were closed down. Since then several old asylums have been rotting away in Italy. On our journey through the country we were going to explore three more of such structures. And every single one of them has its own horrible story to tell...

Manicomio Vendetta #18 by Broken Window Theory, on Flickr

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Really excellent place! I love when buildings become overgrown like that and it looks like there is a good variety of things to see here. Love that first shot of the wheelchair and overgrowth!




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Thanks for the tour !!
What an epically huge place to explore. You have captured the "feeling" this place gave you in your photos...Amazing !

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I really love the rooftop photo and the overgrown cafeteria! Contrasts with the rest of the dark and foreboding asylum.




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Love that chapel, I feel like your photos captured the overall vibe of the place very nicely.

Bonus points for also researching the story of the place and sharing it with us, thanks!




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Wow, what an amazing explore, and excellent pics! With all due reverence to the cruel history that these places hold, I love exploring old asylums. The auditorium shots with the sunlight (starbursts?) are probably my favorite, but in general they're all great photos. Thank you for sharing them, and for that chilling write up as well!




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Always look forward to seeing what you guys will explore next. Thanks for the great pics, awesome history and video. Your work speaks for itself!




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