Quite the crazy story...
Tractor trailers worked without a license during six months in 1996 to shave the top of a hill in Santa Agnes, Ibiza. French musician, Michael Cretu, the soul of music group Enigma, obtained a construction permit one year after initiating the construction of a dream home that measures 3,150 square meters.
Here it stands in all it's glory:
Michael in his studio:
Fourteen years and a pile of lawsuits after... other tractors are tearing down the house since a judge ordered this action. Cretu has valued his house at over 18 million Euros.
Beginning of 2009... in they come:
Ouch...
Flattened
If anyone wishes to follow the story in more detail, here is a forum where a guy was following the story as it happened: http://forum.ibiza-spotlight.com/threads/demolition-of-the-cretu-mansion.51249/
Here is how it stands today. On Google you can see the size of it. The big patch where the big house was and to the bottom left there is a smaller house with pool still standing and top left the tennis courts
The weather was poor today and the sun was setting so I am really not best pleased with the quality of the pictures but nonetheless, let me take you on a little tour...
The main gate
One of the first things you are greeted by is what was a top of the range black V8 Range Rover
Rusty rear window
Behind the Range Rover appears to be some sort of security cabin and in the back the first signs of luxury with the palm trees poking out from the top
Egyptian art in the cabin
2009 calendar
Fridge
Palm trees looking very sad
Then off along the long forested drive way
Once lit up
The first proper building tucked to one side
Just houses a big ass generator (I believe?)
And some retro radio
Chimneys on top
Time to continue further up the drive
Little storage building in the woods
Then, greeted by the large walls that the mansion once proudly sat on top of
At the top... the view once enjoyed from the balconies of the mansion
Nothing but dirt and palm trees
The view
The famous San Antonio bay where most of the partying in Ibiza happens... This is the bit that gives the island it's dodgy reputation
Looking right out to sea... what a blissful location this must have been to live
More palm trees, standing wondering why they've been left abandoned
What was the drive up to the house
More palm trees... I hope you guys like palm trees...
Back on the super long drive to see where it takes us
More surrounding walls
Climbing plants
Still looks pretty good from this side
TREE HOUSE!!
With a vodka bottle in it
Trampyline
Something at the end of the driveway
The house on the Google Earth image...
Oh... still looks pretty well kept... Does someone live here?
statue
It doesn't look like anyone is living here but someone is keeping an eye on this place
Camel statue... Naturally...
The back garden
Ok... The pool is still going and full of chlorine...
Wow just look at these views
After our little inspection, we were pretty certain no one is living here... But if they are... Sorry for roaming around your garden...
Onto the tennis courts!
The bar
Looking out
Basketball net
Seating
Sorry this one didn't work out for you Michael
Thanks for looking, hope it was enjoyable.
Tractor trailers worked without a license during six months in 1996 to shave the top of a hill in Santa Agnes, Ibiza. French musician, Michael Cretu, the soul of music group Enigma, obtained a construction permit one year after initiating the construction of a dream home that measures 3,150 square meters.
Here it stands in all it's glory:
Michael in his studio:
Fourteen years and a pile of lawsuits after... other tractors are tearing down the house since a judge ordered this action. Cretu has valued his house at over 18 million Euros.
Beginning of 2009... in they come:
Ouch...
Flattened
If anyone wishes to follow the story in more detail, here is a forum where a guy was following the story as it happened: http://forum.ibiza-spotlight.com/threads/demolition-of-the-cretu-mansion.51249/
Here is how it stands today. On Google you can see the size of it. The big patch where the big house was and to the bottom left there is a smaller house with pool still standing and top left the tennis courts
The weather was poor today and the sun was setting so I am really not best pleased with the quality of the pictures but nonetheless, let me take you on a little tour...
The main gate
One of the first things you are greeted by is what was a top of the range black V8 Range Rover
Rusty rear window
Behind the Range Rover appears to be some sort of security cabin and in the back the first signs of luxury with the palm trees poking out from the top
Egyptian art in the cabin
2009 calendar
Fridge
Palm trees looking very sad
Then off along the long forested drive way
Once lit up
The first proper building tucked to one side
Just houses a big ass generator (I believe?)
And some retro radio
Chimneys on top
Time to continue further up the drive
Little storage building in the woods
Then, greeted by the large walls that the mansion once proudly sat on top of
At the top... the view once enjoyed from the balconies of the mansion
Nothing but dirt and palm trees
The view
The famous San Antonio bay where most of the partying in Ibiza happens... This is the bit that gives the island it's dodgy reputation
Looking right out to sea... what a blissful location this must have been to live
More palm trees, standing wondering why they've been left abandoned
What was the drive up to the house
More palm trees... I hope you guys like palm trees...
Back on the super long drive to see where it takes us
More surrounding walls
Climbing plants
Still looks pretty good from this side
TREE HOUSE!!
With a vodka bottle in it
Trampyline
Something at the end of the driveway
The house on the Google Earth image...
Oh... still looks pretty well kept... Does someone live here?
statue
It doesn't look like anyone is living here but someone is keeping an eye on this place
Camel statue... Naturally...
The back garden
Ok... The pool is still going and full of chlorine...
Wow just look at these views
After our little inspection, we were pretty certain no one is living here... But if they are... Sorry for roaming around your garden...
Onto the tennis courts!
The bar
Looking out
Basketball net
Seating
Sorry this one didn't work out for you Michael
Thanks for looking, hope it was enjoyable.