Sacred places

Convent of São Francisco do Monte

The Franciscan-Capuchin convent of São Francisco do Monte is of mediaeval construction and was remodelled in the 16th and 18th centuries, significantly modifying its structure in an attempt to conform to the norms of the Province of Conceição. Viana do Castelo – abandoned The Convent of São Francisco do Monte is located in the parish […]

January 25, 2023
Villa Franzan

Villa Franzan and the Minor Seminary of the Diocese of Padua are located in Barcon, a locality to the north-west of the municipality of Sarcedo. In the 20th century, Barcon (a term meaning ‘large enclosure of fields’) defined the complex of the Venetian villa and seminary, currently in a state of neglect. The Franzan family […]

January 16, 2023
Villa Ventura

A fusion of Art Nouveau, Neo-Gothic, Eclectic and Neo-Renaissance styles, a villa more reminiscent of a Masonic place of worship than a residential building.

May 25, 2021
Church of San Giorgio

A deconsecrated and abandoned church in the heart of the Apennines, surrounded by a halo of mysticism and magic.

May 24, 2021
The Capuchin nunnery

A treasure trove of art, traditions, textile craftsmanship and popular faith, and a testimony to this country town’s privileged link with Venice.

February 19, 2021
Devotee’s villa

For you, Oh my God, I renounce the house and all my material possessions. Show me the door to heaven!

July 31, 2020
Church of the Savior of the Miraculous Image

What is more miraculous for you the place itself or the road to it? You can never know if the place will still be there when you arrive, how will be the road and what expects you there? This our trip was as well completely unpredictable…

July 10, 2020
Church of the Resurrection

On the way back home I suddenly see something beautifully abandoned and I decide to leave the car. I have the special interest to old Russian forgotten churches, and I want to explore.

July 8, 2020
Seminar of Tencarola

A private and intimate “tu per tu” with a skeleton of the past takes us into the greyer and more hidden meanders and corridors of the province of Padua.

June 26, 2020
Catacombs of Paris – Illegal Entry

Paris, the capital of love, at least on the surface…

April 6, 2020