Antiguo Leprosería Abades

One of the Best Places To Visits in Arico Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. Great place to visit and a fascinating history! Sitio muy curioso y poco masificado, hay una pequeña valla que bloquea el paso con el coche pero puedes llegar caminando, el interior de los edificios está bastante bien conservado. Interessante "Geisterstadt" , die einen Besuch wert ist. This town was supposed to be for patients. Also in 1943, the construction of Abades Sanatorium was started. For this, the famous architect José Enrique Regalado Marrero was involved and a lot of money was spent. But during the construction, they discovered that the disease is not very contagious, they invented medicine, and the citizens themselves did not want to isolate the sick in some other place, so the construction was stopped. Later, the town was used as a military camp. In the more or less preserved buildings, the military lived, and the territory of this place was used for various trainings, for example, for shooting exercises. In 2002, an Italian developer bought the place with the plan to create a new tourist complex. Until now, this place belongs to him, but since the Abades Sanatorium is considered an artistic and historical value, it is not so easy to make any changes. Or rather, construction work can be done here, but houses cannot be demolished. Now this place looks like an unfinished city, where there are houses and a church. All are painted with graffiti. There is garbage inside them. It looks, to be honest, creepy, especially the church. Mostly who stay nearby in hotel complexes walk here. Also, some use this place as a track for driving on quad bikes. It was really fun to visit this village, built for with leprosy, but it was never used because penicillin was discovered before the was completely done. If you are into urban exploring, it's a must. Just a short walk from the beach nearby, we visited it between two snorkeling rounds. We found it by chance and were very intrigued. The was built to host who were sick with lepra. The ruins still tell a story of what life looked like back in the 20th century and how they feared the outbreak. The silence gives you chills and makes it a very special place. Some won't be here for long since nature took a toll on them. Visiting this leper colony was a truly unique experience. The place feels like a forgotten ghost town – slightly eerie, especially when you’re there all alone. The are mostly open and walkable, but honestly, we didn’t dare to explore too deep inside. The atmosphere was spooky enough that we only entered the church, which felt like stepping into a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie. If you’re into places or urban exploration, this spot is definitely worth checking out – just be ready for the chills. A group of in southern Tenerife, designed in 1943 to house patients, but which was never used for its original purpose due to medical advances. includes a hospital, church, schools, and other facilities, although water treatment and wastewater management were important considerations from the outset. After being abandoned, it became a military zone and is currently a popular spot for adventure tourism, photography, paintball, and filming audiovisual productions but most importantly film location for the TV series Frauds with Suranne Jones (Beth) & Jodie Whittaker (Sam) and some very Absolutely amazing place to explore. This unused leper and TB colony was never inhabited partly due to a cure for being found and the V formation of the (to reduce wind propelled pathogen transmission) being the wrong way around. Caution is advised as there is some evidence of drug use in the buildings. Fabulous and amazing views. We travelled from Las Calletillas. It took 20 mins on the bus. A little bit of walking down the hill to the village. Lovely little beach and a few quaint shops and bars. Nice place to do some uban exploring. Lots of you can enter. Much bigger site than expected, but also far busier than I'd expected, with groups of sitting taking photographs. Was an place to go but I'm glad it was one of a number on the list for that day as once you've seen one empty concrete building, you've seen them all. A place which is different from, I would say, all the sights on Tenerife. The unfinished leper colony ruins made me think about the tough times before treatment was developed. Small Part was closed off. Looked like a movie set. Don't be scared by the no entry warnings, there are plenty of mountainbike paths that go around the Me esperaba algo más tétrico, misterioso. Something different. Massive. We love it and made lots of pictures. Cool everywhere and history of the place. Sanatorio de Abona is an leper colony located on the south coast of Tenerife, just above the town of Abades. Built in 1943, the site consists of around 40 buildings, including a hospital, school, crematorium, dormitories, and a with a striking tower. The area is completely abandoned, with left in various states of completion. It’s a fascinating and eerie place, often visited for photography, urban exploration, and sunrise views. A beach is nearby, making it a unique combination of haunting history and natural beauty. PLEASE NOTE: Visiting the site is at your own risk. We really enjoyed visiting this place. The and especially the create a unique and mysterious atmosphere that left us fascinated. Even though the information board with the QR code was damaged, we still loved walking around and exploring everything on our own. It’s an impressive and unusual site, perfect if you like history, photography, or simply discovering hidden places. Definitely worth a visit! It's a nice and huge place. It you have time to check all the you will find some nice in there. Was to walk around and learning a little bit about the history Fantastic lost place to explore an old and the accompanying "village" of an old clinic. You can explore the inside and out to find many grafitos and of the village, fascinating to walk round and discover. There are no signs explaining the place but there are posters for an 50 minute which I paid £8.99 for and enjoyed listening to as I walked around. My son didn’t have the but took photos on his camera of the and views and art that is inside lots of the and enjoyed exploring. The gave a tour of the buildings, including the gatehouse, administration building, priest’s house, director’s house, Cove of Tears, wash house, hospital, patient accommodation, staff accommodation, church, crematorium and others. There was enough information on the that you could visualise how it might have been if it was all in use at the time. It would have been useful for the audioguide to tell the listener to locate themselves and then go towards the lighthouse and find the gatehouse to start there, both with the audioguide and following the directions for walking around; as otherwise if you have come up from the path and started at the (which I did) then you are at the wrong end of the guide. But it worked anyway. Without the it is a peaceful but slightly eerie experience; walking through ruins but with no context, seeing and hearing the birds chirping in a place that is otherwise very quiet and windy. With the it gives life to the ruins but is also slightly confusing as the portrays the with voices for different characters - staff, patients, doctors, priest - as if it happened and lived here through the years of the pandemic. However upon finishing the main information the bonus tracks in the explain that whilst this was built to house those with leprosy, advances in medication and treatment meant it was never actually completed and used. So the project was unfinished. This obviously is good for Tenerife and for those at the time (1940s) but the blurs reality and fiction a bit. It does infer that in the introduction. Well worth listening to though and immersing yourself in the place and how it would have been if completed. Stunning views in all directions and well worth a detour from the main road. There is a free car park in the and little supermarket where we bought ice lollies before starting the walk. There are some little bars but they were closed when we got there but starting to open up afterwards. There is a beach and a scuba school and both looked like they had a few there. No (toilets or) shops at the so take enough food and drink with you. I don’t understand why this place has so great reviews due to thieves. Just do not come here. There are organized thieves here, 10 minutes out of the car and they broke into the car and steal everything. It’s so common here, who arrived after us told us that at the different parking Spanish guy told them to not park here or they’ll be robbed as well. Just avoid this place. It’s not worth to loose stuff and have issues after with waiting at the police station, etc. very cool place to explore. lots of and styles. lots of debris and litter. the are in varying states of disrepair so caution is advised. This place is with little to no care, so it is extremely hard to rate. This place is very with over 50 scattered around this hill. 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