Tag: Italy

August 14, 2022 (day 12 of 24)

In the spotlight

365 km / 227 miles 🚗 🚶

Casa delle Anime, Voltri 🇮🇹

According to popular legend, the building was once used as an inn for travelers, run by a family that robbed and killed the richest guests. Following the disappearance of an influential person, investigations were launched which led to the discovery of many violently killed bodies and the death sentence of all those responsible.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-T3

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filters:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4
NiSi True Color ND-VARIO Pro Nano 1-5 stops Variable ND

Film simulation recipe:
Ektachrome E100GX

The pictures

Parked for the night 🇫🇷

The gear

Camera:
Google Pixel 6 Pro

The pictures

August 13, 2022 (day 11 of 24)

In the spotlight

292 km / 181 miles 🚗 🚶

Castello di Bardi, Bardi 🇮🇹

Castle Bardi overlooks the scenic Emilia-Romagna valley in northern Italy. This castle built in the 900s is one of Italy’s medieval treasures. It sits on a jutting outcrop of red jasper. Castle Bardi is known for its Romero and Juliet tragic love story. It is because of this tragedy that many feel the castle is haunted.

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Parked for the night 🇮🇹

The gear

Cameras:
Fujifilm X-T3 ¹
Google Pixel 6 Pro ²

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR ¹

Camera lens filters:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4 ¹
NiSi True Color ND-VARIO Pro Nano 1-5 stops Variable ND ¹

Film simulation recipe:
Ektachrome E100GX ¹

The pictures

August 12, 2022 (day 10 of 24)

In the spotlight

242 km / 150 miles 🚗 🚶

Castello dei Conti Guidi, Poppi 🇮🇹

The majestic Conti Guidi Castle, a handsome 13th century architecture equipped with a lascivious female ghost, the passionate Matelda. She was the young and unfaithful wife of the Count Guidi, who seduced and killed hundreds of local youngsters. After one too many disappearances, she was locked in a tower and left there to starve to death.

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Parked for the night 🇮🇹

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August 10, 2022 (day 8 of 24)

In the spotlight

349 km / 217 miles 🚗 🚶 🚢

Venezia 🇮🇹

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay lying between the mouths of the Po and the Piave rivers.

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Poveglia 🇮🇹

Poveglia Island is a small dot of land in the Venice Lagoon off the eastern coast of Northern Italy. At times, it was used as a safe haven, military checkpoint, and an institution for people with mental illness. However, it is most well-known for its macabre use during the bubonic plague epidemic when victims were quarantined and burned on the grounds. Today, Poveglia maintains a frightening reputation, and locals believe this “island of ghosts” is riddled with unhealthy spirits due to its dark history.

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Parked for the night 🇮🇹

The gear

Camera:
Google Pixel 6 Pro

The pictures

August 9, 2022 (day 7 of 24)

In the spotlight

344 km / 214 miles 🚗 🚶

Parked for the night 🇨🇭

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On the road 🇨🇭

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Villa De Vecchi, Cortenova 🇮🇹

Despite the elegance and great location of the property, it has remained empty for decades. Over the years, numerous legends are associated with the home. This has lead to the property becoming known as “Ghost Mansion” and “Casa Delle Streghe” (The House of Witches).