Tales of the Urban Explorer: The Villa
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At what point does one decide that a prospective Urbex target is not really valid and is really a borefest?
I had this discussion with @goblinknackers recently as we were traipsing through yet another old mill and the yawns were setting in.
I’m in Lanzarote right now and the number of half finished buildings is numerous.
They are easy to spot as the graffiti boys get to work quite quickly and make them stick out like a sore thumb.
Yet many of them I will ignore as they have little to offer besides boredom.
Yesterday, while en-route to Timanfaya National Park I spotted something that looked interesting amidst the moans and groans from @bingbabe and @dismayedworld who reluctantly tolerate my somewhat unusual hobby.
It was earmarked as a visit on the return leg, me pulling up the car and hopping across a not so busy rural stretch of road.
Noting the ‘for sale’ signs and the the open front door I poked my head in expecting to see ruin and decay.
I don’t know what the trepass laws are in Spain but wasn’t expecting to stick around for very long.
If the cops were coming then I would be long gone, that’s my stance on this. Get in, take your shots, get out. It always works, even if someone sees you enter.
Whether there are actually TWO villa’s is a question I would like answered.
One was in a poor state but not too vandalised inside beside the graffiti and then there was the other one which I will come to later.
Being in a rural location has probably saved this villa from being in a much worse state.
Someone has knocked a few holes in some of the walls but compared to some of the shit-holes I see in the UK, it was in remarkably good condition.
The text reads 2002, I wonder it it’s been empty for so long?
I guess the previous owner has at least one kid, toys seem to hang around these places.
The second villa appeared to be concreted up in the same way we see buildings in the UK.
However, one window around the back was open and looking inside told me someone might possibly be living here.
The sleeping gear seemed to be quite new and that bag come pouch told me female.
I considered jumping through the gap, but thought better of it. What was in that pouch? If someone was living here then it’s like invading their house.
You need to be careful of your actions. I’m quite sure said female was NOT there at the time but she could have come from behind a wall wielding a great axe and I could have lost my knackers.
Who knows what was inside other than what I could see?
This building looked lovely and could well make someone a lovely home.
It’s a real shame to see it discarded unloved and un-lived in (besides a possible axe wielding homeless desperado).
I left through the broken gate after around 15 minutes or so. There were no bad vibes though I got that isolated feeling once again which is why I rarely do solo Urbexing.
I guess this outhouse is part of the deal if you buy one or both villa’s. I need to take more care to remove my shadows from photographs.
Given the much better weather in Lanzarote this property has survived the tests of time than if it was located in the United Kingdom.
Rain and damp are the scourges of abandoned residential homes or any other locations. It’s good to see this one is still in a sell-able condition.
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The inside of these buildings look just like the ones in the video game PUBG. It must have been a pretty cool experience.
I had to look that up (PUBG)!, yes it was a decent explore.., if I had backup I would have gone in the other villa. I always get a strange sensation doing them alone.
This holiday has turned into an Urbex one in some ways, I did several more just today.
@bingbabe came on these with me and it felt better, safer. Most of the time you meet nobody but it can feel creepy.
I can understand your family being a bit against this sort of thing, but I know you like to explore. As you say, they climate may slow down the deterioration. Hope the rest of your holiday is great.
They are not against it, just think I'm a bit weird. I was never conventional even before I got into all this.
you missed a great photo opportunity. I would have put my face through that hole in that one photo of the green graffiti just like Jack Nicholson in the movie the Shining !
It’s not a bad idea, but I was solo on this one 😁 and besides I don’t look like my avatar much, though he would fit quite well into this.
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I unfortunately look exactly like my avatar :)
Oh wow, those toys and shoes scattered around... Very creepy, even in broad daylight. Must be a nightmare place to hang around in the night :D
Yikes, I wouldn't come in these places at night. This one was not so bad, but those mills I go in, especially in the basements are really creepy.
Dipping water and sounds come from everywhere. You always think something is down there.
I bet they are! I will be hosting the urbex photo contest next week and I am looking forward to all those creepy shots I will get there (hopefully :D)
Excellent, I will watch for it.
@slobberchops, In a way looks like lost Artistic World. Thank you so much for taking us for this exploration through your blog. Stay blessed.
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I think it is surprising that they would even have abandoned buildings like that in someplace like the islands where they rely on tourism so much. I know that there are places near where I live that the ordinances require them to tear stuff down right away.
It was listed for sale so I guess the owner still has ideals that someone will buy.
It’s in a very rural location so you would need to have money to buy this.
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Ah, okay.
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