Abandoned Italian Renaissance Palace From A Ski Resort Tycoon 

All of this beautiful history lost in time. If these are never to be restored, someone should protect all these artifacts. Even the doors and hardware are treasures.

Greetings from Canada!! Newspapers over 100 years old, amazing. You are so right, Leslie, better than a museum. Thank you for inviting us all on your epic adventures each and every week.

Man I don’t know how you find these amazing places! I am starting to get bored of exploration videos but your channel is the only one that still holds my interest very well done all the time! This one was just the best especially the ceilings of these amazing rooms! The detail is just incredible! Thanks for this!

The wall paintings are great examples of "trompe l'oeil ," a visual illusion in art, especially as used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three-dimensional object. Beautiful old house. Thanks so much!

Love your videos!!! My eye sees the decaying beauty, my mind's eye sees the original beauty - both are stunning. I dread seeing the furniture left behind, the craftsmanship makes my heart swoon!!!! Works of art left for the worms to consume.....

There is so much art in this place. The wall & ceiling paintings, the fireplaces, the mosaics, the fabric design. Works of art. Wonderful.

This place is gorgeous! The artists that worked there were truly amazing! From the flore to the celing are done with such care it's just wonderful!

The historic value of the 1905 and 1906 papers that are in such good shape. A shame that they cannot be given to a museum or library archive. The whole house with the detailed woodwork is just amazing.

Thank you for taking the time to show this beautiful piece of history. I am an art conservator and my partner and I are looking to retire in Italy in the next few years. I would love to find something like this to do a lot of consevation magic to. I would love to see a place like this brought back to life. Once again, thank you for showing us an incredible place where there is so much beauty.

The letter at minute 14:02 was written by a priest (Ernesto?) to a certain Mr Antonio, ant talks about a piece of land his nephew wants to sell. The piece of paper at minute 17:31 is a recipe for apple cider! :-)

THANKYOU BOTH FOR BEING A CHANNEL WHO HAS RESPECT AND COMPASSION. ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS ARE DONE WITH TASTE.

It just kills me to see such a beautiful place and all the gorgeous antiques left to decay. I would love to have those antiques!!!!

Incredible how you tell the story of the people very masculine voice but so gentle great job

I love this place! And it's so disturbing to see history go to waste. You are very lucky to be able to see such beautiful plane's like this one. Thanks for sharing 👍 with us

This is so sad. Such gorgeous and beautiful furniture. The architect and the magnificent murals on the ceilings. I too done understand why no one preserves it, even the country.

You are truly an old soul.I just love the way you narrate these videos and you are so cute the way you just adore everything.Keep bring these videos to life with your story telling and GOD Bless you.

I'm with you, Lesley....I absolutely LOVE the hand painted murals on the walls and ceilings, they're just stunning! And so many beautiful antiques left behind...such a shame, all they will do is rot up. It hurts my heart to think about it!

Dood show us the pictures! We would love to see them like you are. Take more time and make your adventures longer! please please please 🙏

This is a beautiful palace. One way I can tell it's Italian are the frescos and the colors are still so vivid on the walls and doors. The ceilings are so decorative and beautiful. Thank you.

In the chapel and a bedroom where you mention "praying beads", each string or chain of those is called a rosary.

I love how much you appreciate the beauty and the history in these old places. You are alwAys so respectful to them.

Y'all are the cutest! 💕 I'm in Texas, USA and thoroughly enjoy your adventures full of history and great videos. Y'all have a fantastic life!

I just love this living room. I feel sad to see this kind of abandoned places left behind.

I know you don't want to steal, but all the furniture in these places are so worth saving! Even if it was sold and the money given to charity, at least they would not rot away! So sad to see it just go to waste!

Is it me or is that Christmas music playing in the background...oh holy night.

At minute 42:02, the wooden thing that seems a sledge, was put into the bed with embers inside, to heat up the bed.

Oh my lord the ceiling with tje angles and the cherry tree. Just DEVINE

A very special place. Exceptional. Thankyou for showing us. Baby angels are called Cherubs. Hair clippers is what the hair cutters are called. They could be used for clipping beards too I think.

Not often you hear urban explorers say, "Okay-- grab your popcorn." Must be a good one. 😀

EXplomo: The Italian House is incredible! Thank you so. Much! Teresa

I am so glad you found . This big gorgeous mansion . Sad that it's left . To deteriorate . Hope somebody buys and restores it . Have a great evening .

Back in the old days it was common for husband and wife to sleep in separate beds so if one got ill they both did not get ill.

Thank you Lesley and friends for another amazing explore of this Italian Palace! The ceilings are breathtaking, and the murals so beautiful! Its such a sin to see all this wonderful antique furniture left behind as well as all the art work.... Places like this need to be saved! Thank you again for this wonderful explore.. Keep healthy and safe in your travels my friend!

I would love to have seen this Palace when it was young ! I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.

love the fact you give some history about this and about people who lived there ..makes it seem more real

So sad, makes you wonder if the owner had no one to leave at least the contents to. It’s surprising no one has stolen the furniture. Thank you for being so respectful.

Stunning house. Thank you for the tour while it is still mostly intact.

That first mural down stairs was GORGEOUS!

Now this place was a beauty, Italians have great taste in paintings and furniture and decorating. Thank you Leslie for a great video really enjoyed it. They must have had a couple maids because that is one huge place. Blessings. I loved the ceilings.

When you enter a room like the little office and see that it has been completely ransacked it really makes me feel sad. Who does this and what where they looking for? Its just vandalism, so glad you guys show respect for these properties

Another wonderful explore! I bet your parents are so proud of you! I love to listen to you talk about the things you find and how knowledgeable you are about how items were used or what they were for. I noticed you did this entire explore by yourself and did a great job doing it. I look forward to watching your videos. They are very interesting and it gives people like me a chance to see these beautiful places you go to as you share your experience with us. Thank you for showing respect and for not using bad language as you share your findings with us. We love you too!

Another extraordinary visit, Lesley - amazing! As always, very respectfully presented, thank you! A couple of observations, if it helps. The first floor is the owner's accommodation (the 'piano nobile' in Italian); the end room was a Study, not a bedroom, with the small day-bed for siestas - you can see all the faded marks on the walls where the pictures used to hang. The Ground floor rooms would have been used for entertaining family/guests, with direct garden access. Interesting to see St George & the Dragon carved in several places, along with the winged horse, Pegasus. Down in the kitchen area, the built-in cupboards with metal grilles were not for keeping oven-ready animals/birds in, they were to keep food fresh, cool, and free of flies. The main Bedrooms had single beds, quite normal: it gets hot in Italy! In the wardrobe cupboard - they were not umbrellas, they were 'parasols' (sun shades). The floor above were all children's rooms, with single beds and children's pictures & paintings. The document referring to 'banca' was from a now busted Italian bank linked to the Vatican. Interesting possible link to the family who owned this property, perhaps - maybe someone could do some research? Let's keep the story going . . . .

Your enthusiasm is contagious. You make it fun to explore with you.Thank you.

I have many leftover keys from old cars, old houses, people's houses I took care of, and keys of houses where I was caregiver to the owners. And some keys I have no clue what they are to. Tool boxes? Lock boxes? Garages? I love the ceilings? I'd love to have seen the place while at its peak of perfection.

Banco Ambrosiano was an Italian bank that collapsed in 1982. At the center of the bank's failure was its chairman, Roberto Calvi, and his membership in the illegal former Masonic Lodge Propaganda Due. The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican Bank, was Banco Ambrosiano's main shareholder. 👍

When you think they had to put electricity cables and water pipes outside the walls to get modern comfort ... Old world meeting a newer one.

The ceilings are absolutely gorgeous!!!!

I loved every minute of this one, as usual. My heart breaks for these people. It is so sad. I like the longer ones, we get to see what the richest people have. So gorgeous. Thank you for letting us follow you to this great adventure.

One of the many things I appreciate about your videos is the respect you have for the places you visit. Exceptional work. Fantastisch! Thank you. Viel spas.

🍭SWEET🍭Beautiful Furniture! The old, old newspapers were a great find & in such good condition too!! Thank you for a very interesting tour! 💖ML💖🌞🌲🌲🌲

I love your channel! On this walk through the first room, you say it's some sort of gathering room. I think it's a Catholic sacristy where priests got ready for Mass or prayers. They also store all the tools they use for Mass. I

Such stunning fresco's (the paintings done on the walls and ceilings)! And your investigative skills in peeling back the layers of time, so we can have a peek into how their lives must have been! You are truly a gifted documentary film producer, and you should have your own television series! Although, that said, i would hate to have anyone try to change anything about how you work ! One last note, when you made the comment about the dining room, and said they "...probably sat around the table and talked to each other about their day..." And i just thought about how different things are today! Most people have their mobile phones in their faces, (parents too), and NO ONE TALKS TO EACH OTHER ANYMORE ! Anyone else notice that too ?

Even the old windows are awesome!

Beautiful house really nice furniture shame its just abandoned no family to look after it great explore once again thanks for sharing take care xx

The painting ceiling is sooo beautiful... Took my breath away

My heart is breaking! So sad to see all that beautiful things become neglected and no one can make use of them and left to rotten away. 😢😢☹️☹️ love the program. Xx keep up a good job.

Just Beautiful, the craftmanship of the furniture and the art on the walls and ceiling are epic, you sadly don't see that anymore in newer houses

WOW so beautiful. I hated for it to end. I could spend a week there and still want to see more.!!,I wish u had opened more cabinets and drawers,,I pray someone goes in there or buys the property and saves all those antiques , they are worth a small fortune..Ur doing a great job, thank u for the treasures u bring us,,,,,,,,,,,

What a beautiful ceiling that palace had! Jordy and Lesley I would like one of you to lay on that floor and take a big picture of the ceiling so I can purchase that photo! 🤗 I love angels guys. Great job showing all the wonders of a home that has been lost in time!!❤️❤️❤️🙏

Oh my goodness! Another amazing exploration of a beautiful palace. I love the etchings on the mirror in the dining room, also on one of the headboards in a bedroom. Sad to view the decay. I love the way Leslie describes everything. Lovely place.

Incredible! This makes me miss my grandmother, and long for Italy, but I loved every second of it.

Oh Leslie my friend. Sorry if I spelled your name wrong. You have done it again. You have introduced us to another complete masterpiece. From the architecture, furnishings, paintings and artwork in general this place is epic. Thank you for bringing us along and showing us things that we would see only in our dreams. I have a disability that prevents me from traveling but your videos make it possible. Thanks. I love the time you take but would love to be able to see things more closely and make the video longer. I would love to see closeups of the ceilings painted, the carved wood, fireplace design etc. you do an exquisite job narrating and I am enamored 🥰 by your voice. The life stories you tell are amazing. You give such respect to the former inhabitants, their possessions and their lives. Your emotions play beautifully into the story and video as a whole. I am touched when you are emotionally connected and affected by what you show and tell. Thanks 🙏🏻 to you and your crew. Please keep these amazing videos coming. I could watch and listen to you for hours and often do! Please be safe and know you all are in my heart 💜 and thoughts. Much love to you friend.

This place should be a museum! You sure don't see things like that where I am at. That painted ceiling at 11:19 is absolutely gorgeous!

Wow, beautiful! loved the ceilings and beautiful furniture, thanks for preserving thru video!

Bellissima, ancora piena "per fortuna "di oggetti, dipinti, e la barca,il mosaico....bella bella,...bravo tu😊

Thankyou Lesley again what a mesmerising magnificent old Palace you can imagine what it’s like on its hey days > love your voice the way you explain in details everything > those carpet you mention hanging on the wall are called tapestry and they’re gorgeous , pity that no one preserve these gorgeous old places they’re gone for ever as they don’t build it like that anymore . Cheers keep on doing your exploring we enjoyed watching it God bless ❤️❤️

Now I want the clouds and sky painting on my bedroom ceiling. Time stamp 7.11, to 8. 08. Amazing paintings and mozaic tilled room. Love that scene. Mmmm

It's so beautiful! I'm sitting down whit a cup of chocolate in my hand watching your beautiful videos .

Beautiful place. That's a prayer room Lesley, time stamped at 34:50, a sanctuary for someone who wanted to have a private time and communicate with God in peace. Btw, I love your voice.

You guys are fantastic, my wife and I really look forward to your next find. They just keep getting better and better. Stay safe and stay healthy.

The architecture is incredible. Ceilings are mind-blowing! Absolutely breathtaking

Thank you, Lesley! Your videos are so soothing. I'm Italian and happy to help: 1. The letter you found in the closet (with the glasses and pictures on top) is actually a recipe for apple cider :) 2. The paper in the office is not a school certificate but shares and the certificate is from a bank called "Banco Ambrosiano"

I'm absolutely take away. With how beautiful and amazing this is. It takes my breath away thank you for sharing this jem thank you very much

😁👍🍃Lesley, you have again hit the Jackpot! With another beauty hideaway by nature, which is great. This is Mother Nature's way of protecting it from destructive vandals.🍃 Spectacular video done on this hidden gemstone. Couldn't decide, what to comment on, so I decided to just sit back and enjoy the visuals of it's beauty. That newspaper from 1903, explains the G. Schwechten Piano design, with the candlestick holders on the side goes back to 1901. G. schwechten Company have been fabricating their pianos since 1853. Thank you for the history and forgotten visuals.💕

When chairs are arranged in rows,sometimes it was for a wake or funeral and the last time the home was used. It makes me sad. The people sitting around and talking about the one who died. Now it is a museum

Beautiful! I love all of these adventures!! My imagination runs wild. 💕

I love the meeting room ceiling

Beautiful, beautiful ceiling and chairs in the gold room!!!!

Oventhe quiet peaceful music that you accompany your videos with. You show so much respect for the places you explore. I enjoy the stories you create for the families!

I do interior design and I so enjoy seeing the attention (although decayed but beautiful) that was always so important in these homes. Thank you for preserving this. It’s an honor to support you.

Solar energy ... drying clothes ... smart man 😊. They will smell wonderful. What an amazing explore. The architecture and ceiling paintings are so beautiful. The furniture is truly awesome. This would have made an awesome resort or hotel once the family no longer lived there.

Hi Lesley, Bros of Decay, This was an absolutely breathtaking explore in that wonderful Italian palace. - I especially loved the incredibly ornate ceilings with the wonderful pictures. In some rooms, like one of the living rooms, there was also so beautiful furniture in the late 19th century neo-rokoko style visible. In another room there was that mural, which made me nearly speechless, - so unbelievably beautiful! - I also liked your concept very much, how you organized your tour through this palace with this "three course meal", consisting of a starter, main course and desert, because in this way you managed to built up the excitement to follow you through all these rooms, preparing one surprise after the other. - Lesley, what shall I say? - You are amazing me every time more and more! - How great is that?!? Absolutely great explore, dear Lesley! - But, when have you actually been there, and where was your brother Jordy? You seemed to be alone in this location. - However I am again already looking forward to your next explore adventure. - In the meanwhile I am wishing you much fun with Danny, - and Maureno, who must be arriving very soon by now in Portugal to join you both. - Take care, dear friends, and stay safe! - Lots of blessings, peace and kindest regards.

17:25 "Press the apples with the machine ("torchio") and get the sidro. Put it into the jugs ("damigiane"). Leave it 4 or 5 days and then filter it carefully ("attenzione") leaving the sediment on the bottom of the jugs". Then it speaks of alcohol percentage and sugar. It's the recipe of the cider. Sweet memories. Bellissimo video!

What an epic find ! ! ! When you find these mansions so full of beautiful artifacts, architecture, and designs, I want to cry that they are not cared for. I surely loved this explore, thank you so much.

OMG!!! Absolutely gorgeous!!! Makes me sooo sad that the family didn’t take time to come, go through all of this for pictures & mementos of their family 😔 The wood furniture, door casings as well as the phenomenal ceilings & floor tiles were irreplaceable 😔 All of the priceless dishes & momentous items that this palace contained. It breaks my heart that it is going to the elements😞 Thank you sooo very much for taking us on this magnificent adventure with you!!! Without you, we would never have gotten to experience this wonderful property! I love you for sharing this beautiful, epic adventure, you guys are amazing ❤️

A beautiful place, she had to work hard for it but had a good life and thanks for sharing. I do love the way you film and your voice. Greetings from the Netherlands

It be wonderful to see this house restored. Love this house. Beautiful painted ceilings, the furniture 😍 Love the unique patterned floor. Really enjoyed watching this video. ❤️

Wow, the antique bedroom set in that powder blue bedroom blew my socks off! How GORGEOUS! I live on the West Coast of the USA, where the oldest home in our state wasn't built until the mid 1800's. Antique sets are difficult to find here, and when you do, they usually cost over a thousand dollars. The carved intricacy and beauty of that set was outstanding, and I truly appreciate being able to see it, made my day! You and your associates do a fabulous job of presenting these places and you're efforts are truly appreciated. ❤️ Keep up your outstanding work!

This is beautiful with the furniture and the wonderful ceilings. I would want to buy the twin beds and all the furniture that matched, just great. To bad it will all decay and then nothing left.. thank you, be safe and careful. Love your videos and you young man.

Wow! Incredible, the ceilings, the furniture all of it. Lesley, I really enjoyed this video, all that was missing was my popcorn. Will plan ahead for the next one. Thank you for another adventure. You are loved, take care and be safe.

I come to see all your videos, bro. Just hearing your voice brings me calm and well being. I love Italy too. I'm so happy you are there. Just be careful and stay safe, dear man. This castle was amazing, especially you finding that beautiful chapel. Always your fan from Canada. I love you too.

Beautiful Italian made furniture antiques just beautiful. I hope the family preserves some of this stuff.

Have you ever come across any strange, supernatural or inexplicable happenings while strolling thru these abandoned old places?

I caught the end, I am rewatching it now! You guys do amazing explores.

The pictures that you couldn't see what was on them are dias, just hold them up towards the light and you can see. They should be put into a big beamer so you could see them on the wall. I grew up with them and now feel ancient!

Fabulous find ,it’s amazing beautiful,thank you both ,one of my favourite places you have been to ,stay safe lv Ann uk

thank you for taking your time to show the beauty of peoples lives. I would like to see more of the china designs .

Love the dry cleaned cloths in the closet. I bet if you took the cloths out of the plastic you could wear them today .. fresh from the dry cleaners.

What an amazing place this is. Thanks for this. I just can’t comprehend that these places are just left abandoned. ✨

I've watched 4 or 5 of your videos so far and this is the first place that actually has any STYLE as well as genuine craftsmanship. You might want to get hold of a furniture guide and learn some of the basic names of furniture - like the "settee" described as made out of "shares" which by now I KNOW you are aware are pronounced CH(AIRS). If you're going to do this repeat guided tour, repeating the same words and descriptions over and over with every house you visit, you may as well get it right. I love that you respect the property even in its abandoned state, and that you take precautions and watch where you step, and how you enter and leave. A shame that - as you pointed out, woodworm have already begun destroying what is there, and that what we are seeing will not remain in such good condition for much longer. Thanks, for the opportunity to see it before it disappears, forever.