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Vielen Dank für das tolle Video, BWT. Die Location ist mega (besonders die Drohnenaufnahmen), ebenso Tills Erklärungen zur Geschichte von Craco. Vielen Dank dass ihr die armen Ukraineopfer unterstützt und eine Linkliste dafür gepostet habt 💙💛. Viele Grüße aus Norddeutschland nach Sachsen 👍😊
This is so sad my mum and dad stayed here, as they went on a tour of Italy for their honeymoon, in the 1950's, all I have seen is a beautiful vibrant town in my parent's photos, great video guys.
A few weeks ago I revisited a place I've been to only a few years ago and had to see that part of the ceiling had come down from a medieval building. It was lavishly decorated and thus I felt really sad.
This is the village my family is from before they came to America, and I was lucky enough to visit these ruins a few years ago. Thank you so much for this incredible footage, and for sharing Craco's story.
Young peple often can't afford to pay their houses, some even cannot pay the rent. Here are houses seem to be for free. If you have the same thoughts, you may ask: Why are the houses left? Is it possible to buy this houses? Do you want to live there? Earn your money there? What cost ist to make a house fom this wracks and so on. Even in Germany are abdoned houses, Geisterstädte. They are far away from cities and supermarkets, hairdresser and so on. But maybe a group is looking for such a place, it may be an option to resettle there.
Living in a country where buildings over a century are incredibly rare, it's staggering to see such a vast expanse of storied architecture just falling into ruin. I suppose that's been happening since the first towns and cities. We like to say we value the past more than our forebears, but we really only honor it if sufficiently profitable.
@@paulmayson3129 These towns could be unbelievably profitable. Maybe this is my job in life. I don't know. But just imagine. The tourists. That would pay to visit this . to stay here and have pathways into this. Very desirable.
@@studiodevelopers2467 I was referring to why so many ancient monuments are lost to us today. Many like to claim that the great ancient temples were razed by fanatic Christians (which never happened), but the case is that what really occured is more straightforward: the religions lost their following, hence their funds from income (especially since Paganism was very exploitative), thus the buildings would end up abandoned. With the passage of the centuries, you would either see them convereted (since there would be only Christians), like in the case of the Pantheon and the Parthenon, or reclaimed by the elements of nature and demolished by people to reutilize the building matterials. Watching this video makes me understand much better why there is barely anything left in Greece and Asia Minor from the crowded cities of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. I mean, especially for the Medieval Roman Empire, most of their towns were built in almost the same manner with Craco (albeit with a little more stone-masonry and marble). If this town on the video has gotten to this delapidated state in merely 6 decates, indicating that in 6 more it will be nothing but a pile of stones, what would have been the fate of hundreds of towns that were sacked, burned and abandoned due to the endless wars (especially the Seljuk Turks invading in the 11th century?). I agree with you though. I always feel that there should be a movement for the preservation of as much history as possible. And that from mere internet articles and images, to books and works of art, to whole buildings and knowledge. As a Greek, a civilization that has existed for at least 40 centuries, it freaks me out how much is lost, and how easily everything that has been undercovered can be lost again. One atomic bomb in the center of Athens, and all the museums and ancient monuments are just evaporated into oblivion. Measures should be taken against that, though it often seems to me that since everything is doomed to be reduced to nil, such an endeavour is just futile. Nonetheless, I am sure that if we could instill on people the right mentality, to love history and appreciate the past, which is essentially what defines us, what made us, one could make a lot of money from this, and thus also be able to preserve them better.
@@paulmayson3129 our ancestors didn't care because back then change was slow These days everything becomes "classic" every 10-20 years back then it happened over the course of centuries as many generations lived a similar lifestyle
This video was powerfully emotional for me. I think of all the lives that came and went in this magical place, all the stories that were told and all the memories that are lost as this place returns to dust. "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity"!
Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to GOD who gave it. “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “All is vanity.” Ecclesiastes 12:7-8 NKJV Don't forget some lines after that, the ending: Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear GOD and keep HIS commandments, For this is man’s all. For GOD will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil. Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 NKJV Ecclesiastes is a interesting book of the Bible. Everything is vanity, if it is don't lived through und with GOD. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. How can I fear GOD? And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear HIM who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28 NKJV HE is the righteous judge and will punish every sin. Every single one of us sinned against him. Nobody kept all his live all HIS commandments. Just one did it. It was Jesus the Christ. And in HIS wisdom and love he sended his only begotten son Jesus - fully man and fully GOD - to take our sins and pay the price for it on the cross. HE died and rose on the third day, so we can have the everlasting live with HIM. If we repeant from our evil ways and trust in Jesus as our savior, we can spend the eternity in peace.
It should not be looked as a sad place, people after centuries of borrowing that land from nature have retuned it to her back; flora and fauna will flourish again in it.
I live in Seattle. Onnce when I was young i was at a party that was winding down. I went out on the porch which overlooked the buildings of down town all lite up. I was high. I had a vision of what the place must have looked like even as recently as two hundred years ago. Not a lights to be seen just the forrest climbing silently up over the hills. I knew in that moment that civilization was just temporary and the trees would reclaim it all soon enough.
access to that area is prohibited, due to the danger of collapse. You were lucky not to meet the police, you would have received a fine. ;) The area had to be restored and made safe. But the costs are very high, and there would have been no way to recover the expense over the years. The costs of maintenance, personnel, compared to the earnings derived from tourists, leave no profit margin. It's SAD? yes, but economics is mathematics and if there is a minus sign in front of it, it's not good. Our Government, in more recent villages with unspoiled architecture, have launched initiatives to repopulate these fantastic places. In some villages they "give away" the house, in others they rent the house with a symbolic cost of 1 euro. Provided that the inhabitants are resident in that house for a few years. Some of these villages, as happens everywhere in the world, have emptied because young people prefer the big cities of the south and north. As an inhabitant of southern Italy and the Puglia region, I tell you that there are many similar, magical, and beautiful places to see. So take a trip to Southern Italy we will be happy to welcome you with our famous hospitality. :)
So, so beautiful to see Craco being show cased- this is where my nonno came from in Italy have visited once before.. its absolutely breathtaking in person!! We belong to a Craco society here in New York City. Thank you so much for this ♥️
One of coolest things I did with my friends while in Italy was explore a semi-abandoned town in the south. There were abandoned houses built of stone you could walk in and see everything as the former occupants had left it, many years before. Some houses broke into by robbers with personal stuff and old photos strewn all over the place but that just added to the eerieness of it all. I said a prayer for whoever lived in those houses, hoping their life didn't end in too much pain and loneliness.
I got so frustrated on the VR Wander app last night, after being unable to access the inner parts of Craco, and only being able to view it from the main road. I had hoped there would be drone images, but no such luck. This video is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
Your cinematic, editing, and sound balancing skills just keep getting better. I love that you give background where possible, it gives an added richness to the experience. This site offered a lot visually, with the changes of light and shadow, and the mountain topped valley in the distance. Your music choices are perfectly matched to the visuals. I love these old abandoned towns and cities, they are so evocative of the transitory nature of life. Thank you once again for transporting me to a magical time outside of time, and place that is not a place where I can experience the beauty you present.🖤🇨🇦
Wow, incredibly stunning photography, especially the drone shots and from inside the church with the tree. It's sad to see it so dilapidated, but that makes it beautiful in its own way. Imagine how gorgeous this must have been when it was still "alive"
Everyone is running to the new world I want to run away from it. I absolutely love these places. It is full of life, birds chirping, greenery and of course like these guys say, there are animals and it's possible to grow my own food. Love it.
You guys are absolutely great. I have never seen anyone creating more beautiful visuals or telling better stories about abandoned places, and also being respectful everywhere you go. It’s important to tell these stories and capture what is still there. For me it’s the best content on youtube and seeing your improvement over the years makes me excited for whats to come. Thank you for this channel, it is really special to me and I believe to many others.
One of my great great aunts married an Italian man from a Norman village in Southern Italy. It was high up in the mountains. His entire village moved to America within a year of his first letter home. He opened a hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi that my great grandfather lived in as a boy.
A few years ago, a famous italian photographer, Sandro Giordano, was in Craco to film one episode of his series named "Ghost town", produced by italian television. He spent one night in one of the buildings, and in the morning he hid a pen drive in a small metal box inside a crack of a wall. The pen drive contained his research on Craco and all the pictures he took, both of city and people he met. Did you find it? This episode is still visible on Rai play (free streaming platform).
I had no idea that Italy had so many abandoned towns. This was really interesting. CRACO loo,s amazing as a ruin. It must have been phenomenal when it was alive.
@Chris Cuomo A bit too based of a take for me. I mean; you can say shit like that; but women always had to marry fucks that slept around; or far worse; just as well... for millenia. Im not gonna force girls to grow up to become dream "waifus" just bc of some random signs in society that I interpret as downfall. Dont get me wrong, Id love to see less "carefree" behaviour from young women too, but its not like I see a lot of men going forward with a great example 😅 Also Id like to be liked by a woman bc Im LIKED, and not because "The whole *civilization* is depending on us procreating!", but mby thats just me. Have a good one
I think this is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen on this channel. Too bad you never got inside the tower at the top I would have loved to see in there.
Drones are fantastic, giving us a bird's eye view of the amazing ruins and surrounding countryside. Life in these places must have been so hard. Streets only donkeys could pass through and the whole village with up and down slopes...hard going on the legs. Plus the heat in these southern towns with no trees for shade.
I would really like to live for a while in this charming place when it was in its prime. It looks unreal, like an abandoned movie set. I got emotional while watching this, good job. By the way, thank you for helping my nation, it's not just Ukraine that has been invaded but the whole civilized world.
Οι κάτοικοι της Craco μετανάστευσαν σε πιο χαμηλά, εύφορα και εύκολα μέρη αλλά πουθενά δεν θα βρουν τη θέα από τα παράθυρα και τα μπαλκόνια των σπιτιών τους που είχαν στο Χρυσό Βουνό. Απίστευτο μέρος!
Towns like this were built on top of mountains to defend against marauding enemies. Why is it a shame that people could move, relatively safely, to more modern and comfortable digs? I people WANTED to live there, they WOULD.
It's definitely amazing! I'm just surprised that the government didn't turn the site into a tourism attraction. All these ruins had a distinctive beauty of its own. Thank you for showing us this.
Don't be surprised, there is a very practical reason why that is. Here in Italy places like this are worth absolutely nothing. Now before you jump at my throat for uttering such a blasphemy hear me out. I live in Brescia which is basically the industrial capital of northern Italy. My city is not even close to being an art city, yet when you go for a stroll in the center, you literally find yourself walking on relics of the past and even authentic pieces of art. There are boutiques with ancient Roman houses in the basement, there are monuments wherever you go. Just imagine how costly it would be for the government to publically fund the maintenance of all the minor places that would be worth maintaining... I repeat, I'm talking about an industrial joint here, just think what the situation is in cities like Florence, Venice or Rome itself. When private maintenance of certain places is lacking, due to abandonment or whatever reason, tough chioces must be made. Sadly Craco has only the smallest fraction of the artistic value the average italian historical hotspot has and as such it will never receive public funding unless a major discovery is made (very unlikely) or the town gets repopulated (less unlikely)
That was a fantastic video! I am glad there were still some paintings on the ceilings to see! The countryside around this town is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Greatly appreciated your team work for researching the great history and presenting the world in a picturesque way,but thinking of the disasters people faced during those years, loosing property and people, standing nowhere to go,the situations just can't imagine, feeling bad for the Craco residents.GOD bless you all.
Population needs to be in balance with jobs, resources, nature and the environment. Having a bigger population in any country than the country can support makes no sense. Access to food, water, shelter, energy and jobs should guide population levels. The worlds population is still expected to add another billion people to feed, clothe and produce pollution. Humans are crowding out all other species of plants and animals. Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger. Having a child that you can not provide for yourself is cruel and irresponsible. We need solutions not just sympathy. Endless population growth is not sustainable on a finite planet. Every country needs to "TRY" to be more self sufficient. When there are not enough resources to sustain a population something has to give. Countries need to focus on quality of life for their citizens and not just quantity of life for cheap labor.
00:01 - I was watching this video and then my neighbour came and we watched it together. He said that this video changed his life and touched his heart. I then went and rented a projector in a big field and my entire town watched it and it changed their lives too. We all are so grateful. Thank You for this video….
That's beautiful. It's lovely to hear this. It's good to hear about communities like yours in the world, where everyone gets together like this. Wishing the people of your village much happiness and peace.
It’s almost hard to believe that places like this used to exist :0 so beautiful!!! Even in ruins, Craco looks like a fictional setting out of a watercolour painting 🙌🏼
Everything about the film was just perfectly shot. And the music behind some scenes, oh wow! You guys have improved a lot more than I thought. Super enjoyed every minute of it! I'll see you around!
I am from a small vilage only a few kilometers away. it looks very alike to craco and even though its still inhabited the same thing is probably going to happen and it will eventually be abandoned.
I keep thinking about how it must have been when a lot of people lived there. Many years ago, when everything was still intact. The squares were full of people, there were restaurants and children's voices could be heard from the open doors. Kind of a pity, now.
This is really awesome seeing a part of Italy’s history. I always like watching these kind of travel videos that are educational and cares about history instead of those “self-promoting” ones. I hope one day I can create similar to this in my country to educate people and promote our heritage. Keep it up guys! You’re awesome!!
As always, your awesome videography has brought us the very best of another superb location. Thank you! And kudos to the person who produces your perfect English subtitles.
Italy is one of the most earthquake prone countries, in the world. It’s amazing how the sewer construction led to hydrostatic pressure causing liquefaction and landslides.
Idk where you have that information from but that just wrong. Most earthquakes of Europe, I can get behind. But of the world? No. You forget Japan, Indonesia, Tonga, China, fiji, Iran, Turkey, the West coast of the Usa and many, many more.
Why is Italy so susceptible to earthquakes? “Italy is one of the countries in the Mediterranean with the highest seismic risk,” says the Italian Civil Protection Department. The reason: the country lies where the African and Eurasian tectonic plates converge. They are moving together at a rate of 4-10mm a year. Yes, Japan wins the seismic award!
@@sunworksco yes you are completely right! The key here is "in the Mediterranean", which is correct, you on the other hand said "in the world", which is not correct.
Amazing! Love these videos and the info you give. I'm so far away, but you all make me feel I'm there . Thank you for sharing these awesome videos. Stay safe and prayers for Ukraine ♥️😊👍🙏
Wow, it’s sad but fascinating to see such things. Imagine how many stories happened in that city, how much history it has! And I wonder how many people here in the US might have roots from there. Very interesting to think about all these things. Thanks for sharing!
I've been to so many places in Italy, but none like this! You Adventurers are the modern-day Richard Halliburtons! I wish I were right there with you! I hope that at least a few of these old hilltowns can soon be restored to some semblance of Life! Stay safe!
Mt vesuvius is overdue for another explosion. I've climbed it 11 times. Then there's campi flegrei. This place reminds me of the abandoned town of Pozzoli, Naples. and parts of Palermo Sicily. I was stationed there 1992 -1998 Naples & Sardegna (l'isola laMaddelena)
@@studiodevelopers2467 I drove by car l and car ferry to port Bonafacio corsica to visit, big city of Ajaccio and,, next day, rtn to Sardegna 1996 Also visit Portugal one time, by boat in summer 2006
The structure is more of medieval origin than wester. We have other better places for this, in SARDINIA and SICILY. Like ALL things you have to see what's behind it. The intention was there, but the costs of restoration, maintenance and personnel were a VERY HIGH estimate. There are programs, for small abandoned villages (not in this state, recently abandoned) that give away the house if you decide to occupy it and live there. Others give you the house for rent at a symbolic cost of 1 euro.
Such a sad and pretty environment all at same time . People leaving there homes because of landslides and natural disaster . I believe we need your work more now than ever guys to bring us all a natural peace in this world that seems to have gone mad . Great work guys as always !! 👍👍
Thanks, Robert. Really appreciate your comment. We find it amazing to see this landscape and spent there a night and a day. But we were glad when we could get back in the car with AC, haha.
This may seem somewhat cynical, but the systematic abandonment of old villages might help the surrounding ecosystems. Might as well turn those areas into national parks.
Amazing documentary and photography, it has a sadness about this abandoned city where once was teeming with life, families and prosperity. thank you guys for your coverage and respect for the area. New Zealand
Thank you from the UK - very good. In some ways it is preserved in a sense as it was and makes a good film back drop because it was damaged by the earth quake and probably is too damaged to make it practically worth restoring given future risks of similar quakes. Thanks for doing this in English. Looking at this whilst also seeing the senseless damage by Russia in destroying 90% of Mariupol in Ukraine. Such pointless destruction. On this film the shot of the tree growing on the Catholic altar was quite a special shot - showing nature taking over
Another fantastic exploration. Beautiful. There was one shot I would have loved to hang on my wall (and NO it is not of the Aussie butt crack). Glad to see Marcus making new friends. Continue producing your art, we are all devastated by Russia's atrocities in the Ukraine and must do what we can, which includes all the good we can and continue living our lives. Keep safe.
I loved the shot of the 2 angled archways with a slight wash of old pastel colors still on the walls. PS. Thank you for including the list of places to donate. I'll pass it along to friends who have been wondering how to help. Wish I could do more.
It is funny to see that the video starts with the disclaimer "Traspassing private properties is both illigal and dangerous", but we do it because we are cooler than the people watching this video. You are clearly breaking local laws and regulations with no respect!. It seems more like a barberian invasion filmed by an expensive drone.
@@bwturbex Climbing fences and closed gates is a lack of respect for local authorities and regulations. You also show tourists taking pictures from the roadside respecting the restricted area. That is what I call respect!
To see this place at its fullest glory would have been amazing. I myself am happy to see this place. It's beautiful to watch. I was also looking at it like I would have loved to stayed here and build this place. It would have been beautiful. Granted that I have no experience in building. But I still would have loved it. To restore this beautiful place. ❤ The landslides though..
Have you ever been to a ruin when a part of it collapsed? I've never seen something like this, but I've been a bit too close to a landslide and saw another time an avalanche from a safe distance. Both were really spectacular sights to behold. The only thing regarding buildings, I've experienced was a window falling out of the frame (at work) and an elevator taking a dive (I never used elevators in that building ever again). The latter was at a elite German university BTW.
Due to your docu, iam going to take a look here with my friend this august. Its a 3 hour drive from our location where we are staying during our vacation.
I live in the countryside in Northern Italy and at least 3 villas from 1600 have been demolished near where I live because there aren't enough money, I visited them and they were magnificent with marble stairs, a little tower, old stone fireplace and kitchen, then one day I walk by and puff, gone, I was genuinely heartbroken
Would love to imagine what else we could do with it other than just being a museum.. would you live there ? Also, would love to see a commentary on italian bureaucracy by a german lol get your roasting stick ready 🤣🤣🤣 just kidding, but it’s nice not to see the casual colonialist attitude that many northern european people have when talking about italy’s “mess” . You guys keep up the open spirit 💕
Everytime I see a dead city or village, I wish it could revive once more. What we see abandoned today, could be a forest or a desert in thousand year future
Thank you for braving such unbearable heat for this exploration! As always the video, images, and narration are top notch. You make one able to envision the place inhabited as it once was.
This was made with care and respect for the Italian heritage. Well done guys. You said at the end that Italy doesn't have the funds to maintain its heritage, that is party true of course because there is just too much. But this is also the south, as soon as someone invests money the mafia of ndrangeta will appear at their doorstep to extort them or threaten to destroy the investment again.
I found this very moving. My ancestors had lived in the region of Basilicata for centuries in a small town in the Apennine Mts. that was badly damaged in the earthquakes of the 80's. The people of this region have always been very poor yet incredibly strong willed and independent. They're government has often neglected them.
Don't know why it's taken me this long to find this channel but I'm glad I did! This was an incredible story and place to see, I never knew such well preserved ancient towns still existed like this. And you all were the only ones there! What a tragic and wild history. Thanks for such a well produced look at this place.
Thanks for creating and posting this interesting story. The abandoned church was very powerful knowing that once it was a place of prayers, dreams, weddings, and farewells. All those people that lived and loved are gone now, lost in memory, like tears in the rain.
With his invasion of Ukraine, Putin is risking the Third World War, an action that we condemn in the strongest terms and which, just like you, has been causing us headaches for weeks now. Our thoughts are with the victims of these senseless games of a power-hungry man and his inner circle. We've been discussing within the BWT team whether to stop our content to give the conflict more space on social media. But as entertainers and content creators, that would be equivalent to giving up our profession. This wouldn't help anyone.
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Vielen Dank für das tolle Video, BWT. Die Location ist mega (besonders die Drohnenaufnahmen), ebenso Tills Erklärungen zur Geschichte von Craco. Vielen Dank dass ihr die armen Ukraineopfer unterstützt und eine Linkliste dafür gepostet habt 💙💛. Viele Grüße aus Norddeutschland nach Sachsen 👍😊
Very timely, kind, and wise. As always, I'm impressed with your team. 🌏☮️❤️
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This is so sad my mum and dad stayed here, as they went on a tour of Italy for their honeymoon, in the 1950's, all I have seen is a beautiful vibrant town in my parent's photos, great video guys.
I would love to see the pictures from when the town was inhabitated, It would be very good material to complement the video.
A few weeks ago I revisited a place I've been to only a few years ago and had to see that part of the ceiling had come down from a medieval building. It was lavishly decorated and thus I felt really sad.
This happens everywhere. There are some small towns in East Germany that are nearly departed and have Soviet relics.
@@edi9892 Considering how ancient it is there wouldn't be pictures but rather paintings
It's always amazing when you find connections to your past in unexpected places.
Even though it's abandoned and in ruins it's still absolutely breathtaking.
I think it's even more breathtaking just because it's abandoned.
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You can live there. Can you live there ? You need some food shipment lol every week or so.
Like my mind 😉
And it would be 100 times more breathtaking with lights, live, children, animals and trees.
@@bwturbex exactly
Honestly, a tree growing in place of the altar in a dead church is one of the most poetic and beautiful things I can think of.
These boys haven’t showered in 5 days imagine how they must smell 🤢 and they’re comfortably walking next to each other. I have to shower everyday.
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The first thing i thought of when i saw that tree was God is great and always around us!
Wishful thinking? Actually this church isn’t „dead“. You just clarified this yourself.
@@redoinefaid8 The first thing I thought of when I saw that tree in the empty church was Andrei Tarkovsky. ^^
This is the village my family is from before they came to America, and I was lucky enough to visit these ruins a few years ago. Thank you so much for this incredible footage, and for sharing Craco's story.
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Ahh me too!
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Young peple often can't afford to pay their houses, some even cannot pay the rent. Here are houses seem to be for free. If you have the same thoughts, you may ask: Why are the houses left? Is it possible to buy this houses? Do you want to live there? Earn your money there? What cost ist to make a house fom this wracks and so on. Even in Germany are abdoned houses, Geisterstädte. They are far away from cities and supermarkets, hairdresser and so on. But maybe a group is looking for such a place, it may be an option to resettle there.
Living in a country where buildings over a century are incredibly rare, it's staggering to see such a vast expanse of storied architecture just falling into ruin. I suppose that's been happening since the first towns and cities. We like to say we value the past more than our forebears, but we really only honor it if sufficiently profitable.
Just like our ancestors!!!
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These towns could be unbelievably profitable. Maybe this is my job in life. I don't know. But just imagine. The tourists. That would pay to visit this . to stay here and have pathways into this. Very desirable.
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I was referring to why so many ancient monuments are lost to us today. Many like to claim that the great ancient temples were razed by fanatic Christians (which never happened), but the case is that what really occured is more straightforward: the religions lost their following, hence their funds from income (especially since Paganism was very exploitative), thus the buildings would end up abandoned. With the passage of the centuries, you would either see them convereted (since there would be only Christians), like in the case of the Pantheon and the Parthenon, or reclaimed by the elements of nature and demolished by people to reutilize the building matterials.
Watching this video makes me understand much better why there is barely anything left in Greece and Asia Minor from the crowded cities of Antiquity and the Middle Ages. I mean, especially for the Medieval Roman Empire, most of their towns were built in almost the same manner with Craco (albeit with a little more stone-masonry and marble). If this town on the video has gotten to this delapidated state in merely 6 decates, indicating that in 6 more it will be nothing but a pile of stones, what would have been the fate of hundreds of towns that were sacked, burned and abandoned due to the endless wars (especially the Seljuk Turks invading in the 11th century?).
I agree with you though. I always feel that there should be a movement for the preservation of as much history as possible. And that from mere internet articles and images, to books and works of art, to whole buildings and knowledge. As a Greek, a civilization that has existed for at least 40 centuries, it freaks me out how much is lost, and how easily everything that has been undercovered can be lost again. One atomic bomb in the center of Athens, and all the museums and ancient monuments are just evaporated into oblivion. Measures should be taken against that, though it often seems to me that since everything is doomed to be reduced to nil, such an endeavour is just futile. Nonetheless, I am sure that if we could instill on people the right mentality, to love history and appreciate the past, which is essentially what defines us, what made us, one could make a lot of money from this, and thus also be able to preserve them better.
@@paulmayson3129 how do you really feel,,,
@@paulmayson3129 our ancestors didn't care because back then change was slow
These days everything becomes "classic" every 10-20 years back then it happened over the course of centuries as many generations lived a similar lifestyle
This video was powerfully emotional for me. I think of all the lives that came and went in this magical place, all the stories that were told and all the memories that are lost as this place returns to dust. "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity"!
Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to GOD who gave it. “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “All is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 12:7-8 NKJV
Don't forget some lines after that, the ending:
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear GOD and keep HIS commandments, For this is man’s all. For GOD will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 NKJV
Ecclesiastes is a interesting book of the Bible. Everything is vanity, if it is don't lived through und with GOD. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.
How can I fear GOD?
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear HIM who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew 10:28 NKJV
HE is the righteous judge and will punish every sin. Every single one of us sinned against him. Nobody kept all his live all HIS commandments. Just one did it. It was Jesus the Christ. And in HIS wisdom and love he sended his only begotten son Jesus - fully man and fully GOD - to take our sins and pay the price for it on the cross. HE died and rose on the third day, so we can have the everlasting live with HIM.
If we repeant from our evil ways and trust in Jesus as our savior, we can spend the eternity in peace.
It should not be looked as a sad place, people after centuries of borrowing that land from nature have retuned it to her back; flora and fauna will flourish again in it.
@@marcellogenesi6390 The wheel of life turns...great thought
I live in Seattle. Onnce when I was young i was at a party that was winding down. I went out on the porch which overlooked the buildings of down town all lite up. I was high. I had a vision of what the place must have looked like even as recently as two hundred years ago. Not a lights to be seen just the forrest climbing silently up over the hills. I knew in that moment that civilization was just temporary and the trees would reclaim it all soon enough.
ALL EQUITY STOCK MARKET WILL FALL EVEN MORE BECAUSE ALL COMPANY S ARE GONE TO BANKRUPT....
access to that area is prohibited, due to the danger of collapse. You were lucky not to meet the police, you would have received a fine. ;)
The area had to be restored and made safe. But the costs are very high, and there would have been no way to recover the expense over the years. The costs of maintenance, personnel, compared to the earnings derived from tourists, leave no profit margin. It's SAD? yes, but economics is mathematics and if there is a minus sign in front of it, it's not good.
Our Government, in more recent villages with unspoiled architecture, have launched initiatives to repopulate these fantastic places.
In some villages they "give away" the house, in others they rent the house with a symbolic cost of 1 euro. Provided that the inhabitants are resident in that house for a few years.
Some of these villages, as happens everywhere in the world, have emptied because young people prefer the big cities of the south and north.
As an inhabitant of southern Italy and the Puglia region, I tell you that there are many similar, magical, and beautiful places to see. So take a trip to Southern Italy we will be happy to welcome you with our famous hospitality. :)
I bet this city was absolutely breathtaking to see in its various primes through out the centuries. Incredible
So, so beautiful to see Craco being show cased- this is where my nonno came from in Italy have visited once before.. its absolutely breathtaking in person!! We belong to a Craco society here in New York City. Thank you so much for this ♥️
Ok my nonno went to Rome instead and with nothing......blood is worthing. For yours grandfather's it was a easy way.
@@tamo3041 Don't do that.
@@HeliosOfAtlantis what else? Very few are worthy. So? What is the probleme?
My grandparents and great grandparents used to live there. They lived there until it was absolutely no longer save to do so.
I always appreciate the respectful way your crew approaches the ruins. Your group is class act. Be encouraged.
One of coolest things I did with my friends while in Italy was explore a semi-abandoned town in the south. There were abandoned houses built of stone you could walk in and see everything as the former occupants had left it, many years before. Some houses broke into by robbers with personal stuff and old photos strewn all over the place but that just added to the eerieness of it all. I said a prayer for whoever lived in those houses, hoping their life didn't end in too much pain and loneliness.
Sounds amazing!
I think you are a gentle and kind soul!
I got so frustrated on the VR Wander app last night, after being unable to access the inner parts of Craco, and only being able to view it from the main road. I had hoped there would be drone images, but no such luck. This video is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
Excellent cinematography, especially the drone sequences
Your cinematic, editing, and sound balancing skills just keep getting better. I love that you give background where possible, it gives an added richness to the experience. This site offered a lot visually, with the changes of light and shadow, and the mountain topped valley in the distance. Your music choices are perfectly matched to the visuals. I love these old abandoned towns and cities, they are so evocative of the transitory nature of life. Thank you once again for transporting me to a magical time outside of time, and place that is not a place where I can experience the beauty you present.🖤🇨🇦
It is absulutely gorgeous and really appreciated the drome views! Really enhanced it. Sets the imaginations on fire!
The sound of flies being there and annoying :) reminded me of childhood.
I just came across this channel, and because the quality of the video..I subbed.
@@connieh.4689 you will never regret subbing. I have followed them since near their beginning, and they always present quality.🖤🇨🇦
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Eu também 🙂
Um abraço 🇧🇷
Me too 🙂
A hug 🇧🇷
What a gorgeous old village. Stunning and so mysterious! LOVE IT. Such old beauty and grandeur.
Wow, incredibly stunning photography, especially the drone shots and from inside the church with the tree. It's sad to see it so dilapidated, but that makes it beautiful in its own way. Imagine how gorgeous this must have been when it was still "alive"
Solo su imagen de nuestro creador en pintura está limpia Gloria a Dios me gustó mil gracias
Hello from Kiev) We are fighting. Thank you for support.
Everyone is running to the new world I want to run away from it. I absolutely love these places. It is full of life, birds chirping, greenery and of course like these guys say, there are animals and it's possible to grow my own food. Love it.
I used to walk around all the random ruins in the area we lived in. Some really beautiful and sad and curious sights.
You guys are absolutely great. I have never seen anyone creating more beautiful visuals or telling better stories about abandoned places, and also being respectful everywhere you go. It’s important to tell these stories and capture what is still there. For me it’s the best content on youtube and seeing your improvement over the years makes me excited for whats to come. Thank you for this channel, it is really special to me and I believe to many others.
as an Italian, thank you for keeping alive the history of a place like this (which i did not know). Great job guys.
One of my great great aunts married an Italian man from a Norman village in Southern Italy. It was high up in the mountains. His entire village moved to America within a year of his first letter home. He opened a hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi that my great grandfather lived in as a boy.
A few years ago, a famous italian photographer, Sandro Giordano, was in Craco to film one episode of his series named "Ghost town", produced by italian television. He spent one night in one of the buildings, and in the morning he hid a pen drive in a small metal box inside a crack of a wall. The pen drive contained his research on Craco and all the pictures he took, both of city and people he met. Did you find it?
This episode is still visible on Rai play (free streaming platform).
I had no idea that Italy had so many abandoned towns.
This was really interesting. CRACO loo,s amazing as a ruin. It must have been phenomenal when it was alive.
Yeah they were created by aliens
@Chris Cuomo bingo
@Chris Cuomo kek
@Chris Cuomo A bit too based of a take for me. I mean; you can say shit like that; but women always had to marry fucks that slept around; or far worse; just as well... for millenia.
Im not gonna force girls to grow up to become dream "waifus" just bc of some random signs in society that I interpret as downfall.
Dont get me wrong, Id love to see less "carefree" behaviour from young women too, but its not like I see a lot of men going forward with a great example 😅
Also Id like to be liked by a woman bc Im LIKED, and not because "The whole *civilization* is depending on us procreating!", but mby thats just me.
Have a good one
There are town/villages offering house for mere 1USD. Of course, TC applied.
The architecture is out of this world !!! Imagine who built this amazing place, and how they did it ‼
I think this is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen on this channel. Too bad you never got inside the tower at the top I would have loved to see in there.
That’s where the ONE resident was hiding. Lol
Drones are fantastic, giving us a bird's eye view of the amazing ruins and surrounding countryside. Life in these places must have been so hard. Streets only donkeys could pass through and the whole village with up and down slopes...hard going on the legs. Plus the heat in these southern towns with no trees for shade.
I would really like to live for a while in this charming place when it was in its prime. It looks unreal, like an abandoned movie set. I got emotional while watching this, good job. By the way, thank you for helping my nation, it's not just Ukraine that has been invaded but the whole civilized world.
Outstanding! Your explorations, videography, editing and research is always superb!
I wish we could see how it looked like with people in its prime! I feel nostalgic for a place I've never been to in a time I didn't exist.
Amazing talent 👏 the photography is so well done...what a beautiful place. Keep up the incredible work!
Οι κάτοικοι της Craco μετανάστευσαν σε πιο χαμηλά, εύφορα και εύκολα μέρη αλλά πουθενά δεν θα βρουν τη θέα από τα παράθυρα και τα μπαλκόνια των σπιτιών τους που είχαν στο Χρυσό Βουνό. Απίστευτο μέρος!
Towns like this were built on top of mountains to defend against marauding enemies. Why is it a shame that people could move, relatively safely, to more modern and comfortable digs? I people WANTED to live there, they WOULD.
This ancient village ruins is incredibly beautiful tho , this place can be a historical landmark ,
So well done. Thank you for bringing such high quality content on topics as this!
The scenes filmed with the drone are incredibly done, I was impressed! Thanks for sharing this adventure with us! Be safe, friends!
What I can say, guys? Excellent documentation job! with a touch of sense and sensibility.
Could you tell me the brand of the boots seen in minute 2:13? Thanks!
It's definitely amazing! I'm just surprised that the government didn't turn the site into a tourism attraction. All these ruins had a distinctive beauty of its own. Thank you for showing us this.
Agreed
it s Italy s wasteland. The gov has a ton of ancient sites and palaces to maintain why would they save them all?! it is not viable they have too much.
Don't be surprised, there is a very practical reason why that is. Here in Italy places like this are worth absolutely nothing. Now before you jump at my throat for uttering such a blasphemy hear me out. I live in Brescia which is basically the industrial capital of northern Italy. My city is not even close to being an art city, yet when you go for a stroll in the center, you literally find yourself walking on relics of the past and even authentic pieces of art. There are boutiques with ancient Roman houses in the basement, there are monuments wherever you go.
Just imagine how costly it would be for the government to publically fund the maintenance of all the minor places that would be worth maintaining...
I repeat, I'm talking about an industrial joint here, just think what the situation is in cities like Florence, Venice or Rome itself. When private maintenance of certain places is lacking, due to abandonment or whatever reason, tough chioces must be made.
Sadly Craco has only the smallest fraction of the artistic value the average italian historical hotspot has and as such it will never receive public funding unless a major discovery is made (very unlikely) or the town gets repopulated (less unlikely)
That was a fantastic video! I am glad there were still some paintings on the ceilings to see! The countryside around this town is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Greatly appreciated your team work for researching the great history and presenting the world in a picturesque way,but thinking of the disasters people faced during those years, loosing property and people, standing nowhere to go,the situations just can't imagine, feeling bad for the Craco residents.GOD bless you all.
Olá, parabéns pelo lindo trabalho, hoje estava legendado em português, assim pude acompanhar e entender o vídeo .🇧🇷🇧🇷
Thanks for watching. We are adding Portuguese subtitles to all our newer videos.
Population needs to be in balance with jobs, resources, nature and the environment. Having a bigger population in any country than the country can support makes no sense. Access to food, water, shelter, energy and jobs should guide population levels. The worlds population is still expected to add another billion people to feed, clothe and produce pollution. Humans are crowding out all other species of plants and animals. Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger. Having a child that you can not provide for yourself is cruel and irresponsible. We need solutions not just sympathy. Endless population growth is not sustainable on a finite planet. Every country needs to "TRY" to be more self sufficient. When there are not enough resources to sustain a population something has to give. Countries need to focus on quality of life for their citizens and not just quantity of life for cheap labor.
00:01 - I was watching this video and then my neighbour came and we watched it together. He said that this video changed his life and touched his heart. I then went and rented a projector in a big field and my entire town watched it and it changed their lives too. We all are so grateful.
Thank You for this video….
That's beautiful. It's lovely to hear this. It's good to hear about communities like yours in the world, where everyone gets together like this. Wishing the people of your village much happiness and peace.
The drone shots make it look like a diorama - its surreal and beautiful
It’s almost hard to believe that places like this used to exist :0 so beautiful!!! Even in ruins, Craco looks like a fictional setting out of a watercolour painting 🙌🏼
Everything about the film was just perfectly shot. And the music behind some scenes, oh wow! You guys have improved a lot more than I thought. Super enjoyed every minute of it! I'll see you around!
I‘m amazed by this beautiful „Golden Mountain“ and it gives me LOTR vibes✨ Thank you so much for filming!🙏🏻
I am from a small vilage only a few kilometers away. it looks very alike to craco and even though its still inhabited the same thing is probably going to happen and it will eventually be abandoned.
Another great explore! Those drone shots make the town look like a small scale diorama. Thanks for sharing it with us.
It is sad to see the ruins. From the remnants I can tell that these houses must have been quite magnificent. Thanks for the tour!
I keep thinking about how it must have been when a lot of people lived there. Many years ago, when everything was still intact. The squares were full of people, there were restaurants and children's voices could be heard from the open doors.
Kind of a pity, now.
Creative and beautiful filming! The ruins remind me a little of my visit to Pompei many years ago. I look forward to seeing many more of your videos.
This is really awesome seeing a part of Italy’s history. I always like watching these kind of travel videos that are educational and cares about history instead of those “self-promoting” ones. I hope one day I can create similar to this in my country to educate people and promote our heritage. Keep it up guys! You’re awesome!!
I'm crying from my menstrual pain. And this is so so soothing
Raspberry Tea will ✨ The Tea is made with Raspberry leaves :)!!😊
As always, your awesome videography has brought us the very best of another superb location. Thank you! And kudos to the person who produces your perfect English subtitles.
Italy is one of the most earthquake prone countries, in the world.
It’s amazing how the sewer construction led to hydrostatic pressure causing liquefaction and landslides.
Idk where you have that information from but that just wrong. Most earthquakes of Europe, I can get behind. But of the world? No. You forget Japan, Indonesia, Tonga, China, fiji, Iran, Turkey, the West coast of the Usa and many, many more.
Why is Italy so susceptible to earthquakes? “Italy is one of the countries in the Mediterranean with the highest seismic risk,” says the Italian Civil Protection Department. The reason: the country lies where the African and Eurasian tectonic plates converge. They are moving together at a rate of 4-10mm a year.
Yes, Japan wins the seismic award!
@@sunworksco yes you are completely right! The key here is "in the Mediterranean", which is correct, you on the other hand said "in the world", which is not correct.
@@jannes3290 he said one of, not the, read the comment again🙄
@@marcoroberts9462 he said one of the most in the world, which isn't correct.
Amazing! Love these videos and the info you give. I'm so far away, but you all make me feel I'm there . Thank you for sharing these awesome videos. Stay safe and prayers for Ukraine ♥️😊👍🙏
Oh my god the cinematography is absolutely breathtaking!!! great work 🤎
Les ruines sont suspendues dans le temps, avec du merveilleux dans leur mémoire.
Wow, it’s sad but fascinating to see such things.
Imagine how many stories happened in that city, how much history it has!
And I wonder how many people here in the US might have roots from there.
Very interesting to think about all these things.
Thanks for sharing!
Brutal 👏 Saludos desde España!
Thanks, buddy! Keep exploring.
DESPERTA FERRO!!
OLÈ UCRAINA!! 🇪🇸❤️🇺🇦
Spain has 1000s of abandoned historic villages as well, doesn't it?
@@valsainking yees
I've been to so many places in Italy, but none like this! You Adventurers are the modern-day Richard Halliburtons! I wish I were right there with you! I hope that at least a few of these old hilltowns can soon be restored to some semblance of Life! Stay safe!
Mt vesuvius is overdue for another explosion. I've climbed it 11 times. Then there's campi flegrei.
This place reminds me of the abandoned town of Pozzoli, Naples. and parts of Palermo Sicily. I was stationed there 1992 -1998 Naples & Sardegna (l'isola laMaddelena)
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Wow cracko
Is like a movie set !
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I was on corsica. And this year
2021 and 2022
Visited germany and south france
Arizona too and portugal and spain.
@@studiodevelopers2467 I drove by car l and car ferry to port Bonafacio corsica to visit, big city of Ajaccio and,, next day, rtn to Sardegna 1996
Also visit Portugal one time, by boat in summer 2006
The structure is more of medieval origin than wester. We have other better places for this, in SARDINIA and SICILY.
Like ALL things you have to see what's behind it.
The intention was there, but the costs of restoration, maintenance and personnel were a VERY HIGH estimate.
There are programs, for small abandoned villages (not in this state, recently abandoned) that give away the house if you decide to occupy it and live there. Others give you the house for rent at a symbolic cost of 1 euro.
These are the places that will be popular soon, nowhere else to live except where people are willing to work together.
This reminds me of the ruins/archaeology site from the movie Tombs of the Blind Dead!!
The quality of this channel is amazing thank you guys
That's great that you guys has documented this town before it is completely gone. Sad that such beautiful town got abandoned like that.
Such a sad and pretty environment all at same time . People leaving there homes because of landslides and natural disaster . I believe we need your work more now than ever guys to bring us all a natural peace in this world that seems to have gone mad . Great work guys as always !! 👍👍
Thanks, Robert. Really appreciate your comment. We find it amazing to see this landscape and spent there a night and a day. But we were glad when we could get back in the car with AC, haha.
This may seem somewhat cynical, but the systematic abandonment of old villages might help the surrounding ecosystems. Might as well turn those areas into national parks.
“I guess somebody broke the chain to get in” yeaahhhhh okay buddy😉
Amazing documentary and photography, it has a sadness about this abandoned city where once was teeming with life, families and prosperity. thank you guys for your coverage and respect for the area. New Zealand
Thank you from the UK - very good. In some ways it is preserved in a sense as it was and makes a good film back drop because it was damaged by the earth quake and probably is too damaged to make it practically worth restoring given future risks of similar quakes. Thanks for doing this in English. Looking at this whilst also seeing the senseless damage by Russia in destroying 90% of Mariupol in Ukraine. Such pointless destruction. On this film the shot of the tree growing on the Catholic altar was quite a special shot - showing nature taking over
Another fantastic exploration. Beautiful. There was one shot I would have loved to hang on my wall (and NO it is not of the Aussie butt crack). Glad to see Marcus making new friends. Continue producing your art, we are all devastated by Russia's atrocities in the Ukraine and must do what we can, which includes all the good we can and continue living our lives. Keep safe.
I loved the shot of the 2 angled archways with a slight wash of old pastel colors still on the walls.
PS. Thank you for including the list of places to donate. I'll pass it along to friends who have been wondering how to help.
Wish I could do more.
Hah Aussie needs to pull up his pants
Jared ...what atrocities ?
It is funny to see that the video starts with the disclaimer "Traspassing private properties is both illigal and dangerous", but we do it because we are cooler than the people watching this video. You are clearly breaking local laws and regulations with no respect!.
It seems more like a barberian invasion filmed by an expensive drone.
"No respect"? Did you even watch the video?
@@bwturbex Climbing fences and closed gates is a lack of respect for local authorities and regulations. You also show tourists taking pictures from the roadside respecting the restricted area. That is what I call respect!
What a wonderful place to take shots for some fiction movies 🎥☺
To see this place at its fullest glory would have been amazing. I myself am happy to see this place. It's beautiful to watch. I was also looking at it like I would have loved to stayed here and build this place. It would have been beautiful. Granted that I have no experience in building. But I still would have loved it. To restore this beautiful place. ❤
The landslides though..
Have you ever been to a ruin when a part of it collapsed?
I've never seen something like this, but I've been a bit too close to a landslide and saw another time an avalanche from a safe distance. Both were really spectacular sights to behold. The only thing regarding buildings, I've experienced was a window falling out of the frame (at work) and an elevator taking a dive (I never used elevators in that building ever again). The latter was at a elite German university BTW.
Wow, this is absolutely unreal!!! 😯🤩😍 Your content and quality is getting better and better, if that's even possible 👌🙆🏻♀️👌 Simply stunning ❤️
Getting huge Team Ico vibes from this. :-)
Due to your docu, iam going to take a look here with my friend this august. Its a 3 hour drive from our location where we are staying during our vacation.
Wow I find it really amazing..you guys are brave to venture in this isolated area.😊😊 Thanks for sharing
I live in the countryside in Northern Italy and at least 3 villas from 1600 have been demolished near where I live because there aren't enough money, I visited them and they were magnificent with marble stairs, a little tower, old stone fireplace and kitchen, then one day I walk by and puff, gone, I was genuinely heartbroken
Would love to imagine what else we could do with it other than just being a museum.. would you live there ?
Also, would love to see a commentary on italian bureaucracy by a german lol get your roasting stick ready 🤣🤣🤣 just kidding, but it’s nice not to see the casual colonialist attitude that many northern european people have when talking about italy’s “mess” . You guys keep up the open spirit 💕
Everytime I see a dead city or village, I wish it could revive once more. What we see abandoned today, could be a forest or a desert in thousand year future
This is Greek city
Magna Grecia.🇬🇷🇮🇹
Gentlemen, a truly marvelous exploration of a most tragic setting, thank you. Wow.
Thank you for braving such unbearable heat for this exploration! As always the video, images, and narration are top notch. You make one able to envision the place inhabited as it once was.
You guys made this adventure even more amazing with the music. Best I’ve seen in a long while 👍🏻
Is it free to move in?
This was made with care and respect for the Italian heritage. Well done guys. You said at the end that Italy doesn't have the funds to maintain its heritage, that is party true of course because there is just too much. But this is also the south, as soon as someone invests money the mafia of ndrangeta will appear at their doorstep to extort them or threaten to destroy the investment again.
I found this very moving. My ancestors had lived in the region of Basilicata for centuries in a small town in the Apennine Mts. that was badly damaged in the earthquakes of the 80's. The people of this region have always been very poor yet incredibly strong willed and independent. They're government has often neglected them.
Don't know why it's taken me this long to find this channel but I'm glad I did! This was an incredible story and place to see, I never knew such well preserved ancient towns still existed like this. And you all were the only ones there! What a tragic and wild history. Thanks for such a well produced look at this place.
Thank you for your videos. The name Craco is so familiar with the Polish city name Kraków. Coincidence 🤔 I don't think so 😎🥳❤💚
Wow! This Place Is So Beautiful. It Is A Shame Nobody Is Preserving It.
It looks alien ,, great filming equipment thanks.
Lugar espetacular, parabéns pelo vídeo, um salve do Brasil. 🙌🇧🇷🇧🇷
Thanks for creating and posting this interesting story. The abandoned church was very powerful knowing that once it was a place of prayers, dreams, weddings, and farewells. All those people that lived and loved are gone now, lost in memory, like tears in the rain.
What a stunning place, the views are spectacular 😍 How you guys can function in that heat I don't know, I'd be lying in the shade waiting to die 😂
It's pretty clear that you broke that church chain. We're not stupid, and you probably are.
Urbexers usually don't need to break things open since there always was a guy before you who did it. This was the case here as well.