Old amusement park in Italy. I knew there would not be much left here but I was determined to visit for the rollercoaster alone. Overall, the rest of the site was a pleasant surprise too.
There is very little remaining of Greenland, a site that shut in 2009. What used to be a family favourite and tourist spot is now all but completely gone.
Upon arrival, it became obvious that locals were now using what remains of the park as a popular dog walking site and hangout spot. There was even a cafe set up in what I imagine to be one of the old amusement refreshment huts. I have never been so grateful to see such a thing as we had stupidly not had any water since landing and spending two hours prior in an old sanitorium (report is up) and the Italy heat and walking exhaustion was kicking in.
It seems the locals have reclaimed the site as their own and seem pretty unbothered by the visitors who wanted to see what remains. Just don't do what I did and try to climb into places, or you may be faced with an old Italian man confronting you with waving hands and a slightly raised voice. Still not the worst "being caught at Urbex" experience you could ask for by far. He was pretty chilled out in the end, I pointed at my camera, he gave me the thumbs up to keep taking photos so long as I wasn't going onto the old rides.
I think it's clear this place is shifting from being an Urbex location to becoming a public space once again for it's local residents, which is nice as we do not see this often in what we do. It's a pity more could not have been saved but I was very happy to see what was left behind.
There is very little remaining of Greenland, a site that shut in 2009. What used to be a family favourite and tourist spot is now all but completely gone.
Upon arrival, it became obvious that locals were now using what remains of the park as a popular dog walking site and hangout spot. There was even a cafe set up in what I imagine to be one of the old amusement refreshment huts. I have never been so grateful to see such a thing as we had stupidly not had any water since landing and spending two hours prior in an old sanitorium (report is up) and the Italy heat and walking exhaustion was kicking in.
It seems the locals have reclaimed the site as their own and seem pretty unbothered by the visitors who wanted to see what remains. Just don't do what I did and try to climb into places, or you may be faced with an old Italian man confronting you with waving hands and a slightly raised voice. Still not the worst "being caught at Urbex" experience you could ask for by far. He was pretty chilled out in the end, I pointed at my camera, he gave me the thumbs up to keep taking photos so long as I wasn't going onto the old rides.
I think it's clear this place is shifting from being an Urbex location to becoming a public space once again for it's local residents, which is nice as we do not see this often in what we do. It's a pity more could not have been saved but I was very happy to see what was left behind.
