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stermika

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Splendid house with lake view situated on the hills near Locarno . Seems abandoned 20 years ago.
3 hours of photos


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your photographs are so beautiful, and so is the building - the details, the colours, the objects left behind, and of course, the decay. lovely report, just my cup of tea :)
 
A real stunning collection of photos, and what a picturesque setting too :cool:

Thanks for sharing this visit and a big welcome to DP :)
 
I totally agree with all of the above...superb photos and site.
I really like the lens you use too. Those have got to be the best wide-angle photos I've seen...very Citizen Kane. :mrgreen:
Welcome from me too, Stermika. :)
 
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Welcome, Welcome, Welcome!

What a lovely set of photographs you have there. Truly stunning location as well.

Anymore pictures???

I cannot wait for your next report..................
 
The Sledge reminded me of Citizen Kane, it being the crucial Rosebud in his dying words.
 
WOW! :wcool:
After some time of not being able to get online, what a wonderful topic with some stunning pictures to come back to, especially with over 13 thousand unread posts lol :eek:
Again I'd like to echo what others have said, lovely pictures and a fantastic site and of course Welcome to DP!
 
Thank you all for the comments!
Soon other pictures from other sites

happy to be here! :p
 
Those are absolutely beautiful - the colours and tones are spot-on. Looks forward to more reports - do you have a Flickr account, by any chance, as I'd be interested to have a look at your other work.

Edit - I did a search and found that you do. :)
 
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I know its a different country but..The first couple of shots I was expecting Julie Andrews to burst into song with"The hills are alive etc"...I love the quaint taps on that basin and the fluted pedastal of the pan too.Great shots there fella:)
 
Wow this is such an amazing find! I love that big hallway with the decorative plasterwork and the staircase is fantastic, great work :) I'd travel to Switzerland just to see this!
 
Request for additional info on RoccaBella

I'm new to the site and I'm hoping this is the way to go about eliciting additional information about your intriguing posting (Roccabella in Locarno). I found the photos beautiful and melancholic at the same time. The terrific subdued colors heighten the tension between this once beautiful place and its current sad state of disrepair.... It is a hauntingly familiar looking place. In the late fall of 1956, as a 16-year old Hungarian refugee, my family and I were put up for about a month or so in a beautiful stately villa called Rocca Bella in Minusio on the outskirts of Locarno, courtesy of the Locarno chapter of the Lions Club. I seem to recognize the general siting of the villa depicted in the photos (e.g. the balconies overlooking the lake), the three large arched windows that form part of the long hallway inside, the door opening to the balcony, etc. Of course, I'm utterly shocked at the state of disrepair, if indeed this is the same villa, especially since the general area is a highly desirable residential neighborhood with presumably very high real estate prices. On a brief trip to the area in 2003 I tried to find the old villa but without success. I'll again be visiting Locarno in a couple of weeks and would very much like to find it this time. I would be most grateful if the author could provide the exact location of and direction to the villa either in the form of the street address or in coordinates or perhaps mark the exact spot on Google Earth.... Thanks in advance for whatever information you may be able to supply. soproni
 
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a stunning place... seems so odd when places left like that, a glorious house, but old tvs still ther and mags.. like someone just walked out and meant to return but never did
 
Hi Soproni,
I would like to write many things to say how I'm surprised of what you said and how I'm "pleasantly pleased", but in english is hard for me. I hope with all my heart that i'm still in time to give to you this information. Here you can find the map in goole (hoping that you can see it as I see..)

http://maps.google.it/maps?f=q&sour....83642&spn=0.001857,0.004823&t=h&z=18&iwloc=A

If you're going in direction of Locarno (from Gordola-Tenero) you will see a little private street that goes uphill to the right. You can park before where there is a little parking.
Now you have to go uphill and follow the road up to an iron gate. The only way to overcome this is to climb over the gate or go to the right. It's a bit 'dangerous...

After this there will be another obstacle. You will have to go through some plants. And then follow the road up to the magnificent villa! Once we saw a farmer / gardener, but he was not angry. I think he cuts the garden and care for flowers and plants.

This villa is situated in a very special place, it's incredible that no one wanted to take care.

If we can help you more don't hesitate to ask!

Marlene
 

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