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The Fairytale Villa at Villa Estense: a gloomy and fascinating place for lovers of abandoned places

Where: villa-estense
(La Villa delle favole)
Genre: folklore   useful information   

In Villa Estense, in the province of Padua, there is one of the most famous places for urbex enthusiasts in Italy. These are abandoned places, often linked to legends, which hide an often disturbing charm, but attract many tourists. The place is called 'Villa delle Favole di Alice and Nelly and it is a house where these two brothers apparently lived, passionate about art, completely away from the world without water or electricity. They lived off the products of the land and the money linked to the sale. of some works of art created by them. The building is in a huge state of neglect but the many sculptures and other works are still visible, in addition to the colors of the paintings in some cases still visible. There are still chairs and tables, and others furnishing accessories, books and objects that contribute to making the atmosphere gloomy but fascinating. Many stories related to the house, some speak of a family that, losing their father who died in electrocution, completely renounced electricity. In other cases we speak of two very close brothers who apparently had a very special relationship. It seems that the woman died in 2007 while a few years later the man also died after spending a period in a house of i rest.

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