Decaying Villa

Posted on October 7, 2013. Filed under: Italy, Photography, Travel | Tags: abandoned villas in Italy, Buildings in decay, European travel, Italian travel, Italian Villa, Italy, photography of decay, travel photography |

This was a crumbling villa in the picturesque little town of Orta San Giulio, Italy.  These decaying villas are all over Italy.  This one was fun to inspect close up.  I love how the ferns have made themselves at home on the roof.  I can’t help but imagine what lives were lived in these walls.  And how could such a spectacular home right on Lake Orta stand abandoned?  Like anything, I guess, the funds to keep it up got to be too great.  I find it beautiful even in its decay.