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Information about this place a little thin on the ground, but words aside this place is a visual wonder that doesn't so much speak for itself but more screams directly into your various organic receptors, melting them in the process.
The building is an eclectic mix of moorish style built in the early 17th century(!) It was redesigned between the 1850s and 1890. In the late 1870s it also hosted the King of Italy Umberto.
Post war it was used as a luxury hotel, while at present despite an auction of 1999 and some urgent restoration work, has been abandoned since. In April of 2012 however, it was taken over by a committee that aim to promote the place and hopefully open it to the public.
Photos are only of a handful of the rooms, the place is huge and the light was fading fast.
Information about this place a little thin on the ground, but words aside this place is a visual wonder that doesn't so much speak for itself but more screams directly into your various organic receptors, melting them in the process.
The building is an eclectic mix of moorish style built in the early 17th century(!) It was redesigned between the 1850s and 1890. In the late 1870s it also hosted the King of Italy Umberto.
Post war it was used as a luxury hotel, while at present despite an auction of 1999 and some urgent restoration work, has been abandoned since. In April of 2012 however, it was taken over by a committee that aim to promote the place and hopefully open it to the public.
Photos are only of a handful of the rooms, the place is huge and the light was fading fast.
