Tag: Urban exploring

August 18, 2022 (day 16 of 24)

In the spotlight

546 km / 339 miles 🚗 🚶

Belchite 🇪🇸

Belchite is an old village in the province of Zaragoza in Spain. It’s the most haunted and abandoned town after the Spanish Civil War. Locals from neighboring areas have claimed to hear the cries and the voices of different ghosts in this town.

The reason Belchite is empty is because during the Spanish Civil War, thousands of men, women and children were killed in just two weeks in 1937.

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 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.

The gear

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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.

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

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 🇨🇭

The gear

The pictures

On the road 🇨🇭

The gear

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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).