SECRET COLD WAR BUNKER Discovered | CHARGED for ESPIONAGE 

Upvote OP so the guys can see this ^

Agreed -- definitely a ton of potential for harmful material in the air / kicked up, from asbestos, lead, mould, to gases from decomposition and poor air quality.

Good advice, they always go to all sort of places unprotected I noticed to..

Yes, that bunker is full of asbestos. Some people got the permission to visit the bunker to make a book about it and other similar shelters in the area, they had to wear full protective clothing

I had visited that bunker between La Spezia and Portovenere, and there is even a cooler one, with a massive ww2 artillery cannon inside Palmaria Island, just in front. The whole islands and penisula complex is completely connected, with a maze of tunnel and bunkers, that connect everything many kilometers of underground fortifications all the way to the Arsenal. There was also an undersea tunnel that joins the 2 island with the mainland bases, however it already seemed long collapsed when I tried to explore it in 1997. Tino Island Is still lived in by military, as there are some radar array facilities, you can visit the abbey and the lighthouse on the patron saint day of San Venerio (13 September), the only day you can visit the island (without straying from the main path, even if I did stray a little) The whole area was very strategical developed in a huge military complex during Napoleonic Wars. And the arsenale is one of Italy's 3 top naval Military after Livorno and Taranto. But the whole area is full of Eternit (cement with asbethos fibers in it) when I was studying environmental sciences we tested some of the materials there and we seriously recommend to wear protective gear.

Thank you for your input. It's always fantastic to hear from people who can provide some history to these locations.

E' il monte Conero?

Ciao, sono interessato anche io a capire la storia di questo bunker. C’è qualche sito che ne parla?

Thanks a million for the additional info ! :)

dov'è questo bunker?

There must be 10 lathes in there too. You'd need a tanker full of evaporust to get that stuff back.

Shapers, HBM and a radial arm drill was spotted as well. Didn't see many knee mills though. But a nice collection. Such a shame they are just sitting there 😊

The machinist in my cried at all that gear.

Start explore your surroundings! And thanks, that’s true indeed. I don’t follow the “latest trends, famous abandoned spots but try to search them myself. Did you see the video what happened after this explore? There’s a video called “ I got charged for espionage”😅🥹

I just saw the "espionage" video. Well, if I may testify my personal opinion, I would say this: the only reason you have been charged, is because accidentally you have exposed a series of systemic corruption evidence. And since law and common sense don't always walk the same path, my "common sense" opinion goes like this: a classified as top secret place will always be a top secret place. That means no Google street view available at such places, no Google earth photos, no articles circulating on the internet, no broken cameras, no unguarded places, etc. Now, there is not a single person in the world that doesn't take a measure (more or less effective) to secure their property or belongings. This bunker was left unguarded and totally unprotected for years. The place begs and welcomes everyone to go inside it, having good or bad intentions in doing so. There just wasn't enough interest and persistence from ordinary people to bother spend some time of their life on an old historical mechanical facility. This is not fun for the uninitiated. So, since the place was literally "an open door" (two boys with backpacks went in easily), it seems quite natural for someone curious enough to want to go in. Simple as that. Most important, you didn't remove any items from the place. You did not vandalise it. You did not hide your actions or your identity. It is crystal clear that this place was a total scrap place. Period. No military space, no weapon storage, no top secret files were found or exposed. The fate of this facility was sealed by the same people that accused you for "espionage", many many years ago, without any intention to use it ever again and for any imaginable purpose. Oh, and the asbestos thing...well, it's not only that. As an engineer, I can recognise the value of machinery, and boy, there were many machines in there that were devalued falsely and on purpose. The government didn't even bother to hire scrap contractors to clean the place and use the spaces again. A toxic-scrap-metal-landfil under the nose of civilians was uncovered, thanks to you, and you got sued. Ultimately, you won in many ways, so you should be happy and proud of yourself. Remember, there are people out there, who recognize the value on things that other people find useless. History, old craftsmanship, human ingenuity and ultimate fate, are subjects that will fascinate people like you and me, so keep up, always think before you act and take care. THANK YOU for the educational videos you provide.

I got charged for possessing state secrets, espionage and entering military grounds.. costed a lot of money😂 I pissed them off apparently because my video showed that funds was not used for asbestos removal. But yes! Meanwhile I know exactly what the function of the bunker was😄🙏 Thanks for checking!

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath damn, then it didn't go well for you. I've always thought that if they don't catch you while you're there, nothing will happen afterwards. from the video I thought you managed to get out without being caught by anyone. many years ago a friend of mine snuck into the Lenta army's decommissioned armored vehicle depot. but while he was trying to go out he was caught by 2 soldiers, who arrested him accusing him of espionage, however, in that case he had been caught in the act. what then one thinks, but what kind of espionage, inside there are about 3000 vehicles including m60 armored tanks, leopard 1, m-109, m-116 and other decommissioned stuff that the army no longer uses, so, which enemy country Could it ever be interesting to spy on a warehouse of Cold War vehicles? However, from the papers it emerged that inside the depot there were also Centauro 1 armored vehicles, VTM Puma and Dardo, modern vehicles damaged during the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and in addition, there were 2 old prototypes of the C1 Ariete tank, which and the tank that the army uses today. However, in the end it ended in nothing. and then, in recent years dozens of people have entered that place, it is clear that the army is no longer interested in keeping it protected.

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath However, I'm sorry for the legal events that have affected you, but you managed to shoot unique content, I had never seen one of these bunkers from the inside. Thank you for sharing this with us all.

@@lucaiervasi8515 Thanks ! It was a very impressive site !

Ma l'entrata dov'è? Dai buggi?

@@mattiac6400 è nella napoleonica venendo da Spezia e andando verso Porto Venere subito dopo aver girato la curva che ti immette nel rettilineo il quale ti porta ad Acquasanta sulla destra

@@freeboterino116 sono di spezia come si chiama il bunker voglio andarci

“Grammar Check”

@@KingGumps most peeple, English second language

@@Daswassuphomie lol

Thanks for the info!

We’ve been to another underground factory where they had a duplicate of an ammunition factory underground 😬 (episode on our channel)

Really sorry to hear that, and hope you get some likely much-needed economic relief here soon ❤

Keep strong & postive brother🤜 hope you’ll be fine soon😄 we’ll keep them coming! Saw the latest upload already?

It was ! Next time I’ll think twice. 😁 Glad you liked it.

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Yeah, but, you do Not know the date it closed you know the calendar is from '92 not whether it closed in'91 or '93 juss sayin still like your vids

Thanks for watching☺️

The calendar that is on the wall is April, May & June 1990. Very interesting!

Thanks! It was made by sinius ( check the description)

what do you mean?

troppe informazioni gli stai dando a sti yankee.... :)

l'errore che hanno fatto è far vedere dove erano al mare !!!

@@grattuggiato se studi la storia capirai che questi bunker sono stati voluti e costruiti con i soldi degli Americani, grazie a loro esitono, noi non avevamo i sodi negli anni 40 dopoguerra anche per gli altri, qyesto pur non essendo nenche un bunker anti atomico, l'hanno pagato loro, non ci sono porte corazzate, è un bunker antiaereo da seconda guertra mondiale, anche gli altri sono stati costruiti grazie alla NATO sempre ideata e sovvenzionata dagli Americani, quindi grazie yankee per il West Star, il Backyard, e i 3 ROC !

@@grattuggiatohate to tell ya, but for where and who it matters, there’s not a single centimetre of “unknown” space… 😂

Thanks, I invest a lot of time in research

Thanks Matt, the Italian police was not so happy about it. But it was good to show the world what a gem is hidden there!😁

Thanks mate

Thanks ! It is yes.. The Carabinieri is investigating this case now :')

La spezia?

@@DesmoGabe Si La Spezia, Liguria..

@@AnDeaBeRtettoDJ Si, sono di Zena!😁 conosci quei posti??

So... you like to put the door open for everybody to make a mess of it? 🤔

@@AnDeaBeRtettoDJ spezia anche io

Thanks for the additional info🤩

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath your welcome ;)

Sarchiapone ahahaha Questi spaccerebbero per incredibile pure lo scantinato dello zio Tonino

@@hiwatt85 Prima di ridere informati ahahah

Thanks Karen, we often explore in the UK.. many great places

Is in La spezia

alla fine si vede anche S Pietro

Con il P ?

@@lampa298 si con il P (autobus)

@@francescogrossi1278 dove è sto posto ?

si si lo scrivo qua cosi poi lo sanno tutti :-) a parte che se ti beccano ti fanno un culo come un secchio