This is Unbelievable! ~ Abandoned 19th Century Palace in Switzerland

A Palace is just a home like any other, countless memories are made inside, love is created, and fights are fought. This was nonetheless true for the extravagant palace of the Italian Giogino Family. 

At the end of the 19th century, the family left their home country Italy behind to pursue business and politics in their neighboring country Switzerland, in doing so they build a grand palace in Swiss Italian style and brought their whole family over. At one point over 40 family members lived inside its walls, one can only imagine the atmosphere that used to transpire inside this place! 

The family stayed very influential over the course of the century, but eventually, its numbers started to dwindle, times changed, and the younger generation moved out and started living on their own. This continued until the early 2000s, when the last inhabitant, mister Marco, passed away and left everything behind to crumble apart.

It has been 16 years now since the Giogino family stepped foot inside their palace, today we are at its doorstep to take a look inside its forgotten walls. 

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Filmed by Lesley & Danny
Edited by ES Forgotten (Danny) @ES.Forgotten

#abandoned #exploring #explore

[wendy.allison]

It doesn't matter how many of these videos I watch it always breaks my heart to see all off the beautiful furniture and other antiques just left to rot.

[decoy]

The reason i watch your channel is the great content but more importantly, the respect and care you take while you do your explorations. You take great care not to damage or exploit these grand spaces that once had families who loved, cried, died and lived their lives in them. It’s very important these places are shown so these people are not forgotten nor a way of life that will probably never be again. Thank you for your hard work and respect you show to those who once were.

[Cathy_Lee]

The item in the bathroom at 23:15 you weren't sure what it was is a Antique Porcelain Sitz Bath. By 1900 they were specialized bathing devices in high-end bathrooms of the 20th century. Designed for hygienic-therapeutic use, as well as to appeal to the taste for luxury technology. Used to bathe handicapped or elderly or people of ill health more conveniently then in a regular bathtub. They were also marketed towards parents as a easier way to bathe children. Indeed I am sure only the very rich had them. In later years (& to the present times) Sitz Baths became used more for Hemorrhoids & when women got a Episiotomy during birthing, etc. I hope this helps you Lesley. ♥

[laboheme]

What a wonderful place!
It’s another world!!
Those homes should be more protected by the local authorities, or even national! This places are pieces of historic value!!

[annsmith]

Your always respectful an caring about the home you go to, that means a lot about the person

[TheBritalianJob]

I renovate neglected historic Italian villas and palaces in Tuscany on my channel, and honestly I can see that this place could still be saved! Even though ceiling plaster is starting to crumble, the integrity of the ceiling struts.. and actually the bones of building generally seem totally fine. FOR NOW!

There are still artists here in Italy which continue the art of ceiling fresco painting, so even these can be restored without much problem. I hope this place gets the investment and love it deserves sometime soon

[darproud]

So very lucky you are to see things like that in that European landscape and atmosphere. Finding property like that here in the US is hard to come by. Everything gets swallowed up by the next housing development.

[dehewitt]

This place sure looked clean of cob webs and dust being it's been abandoned for 17 years! Shocking how clean!

[rozequinn]

I love the way you speak of the homes. So caring & the excitment of the adventure. You truly show the love you have for what you do!

[lissanne]

This maybe your best documentary, Lesley. Watching you and your companions travel the countryside to arrive in this once grand palace felt epic. Every inch of the space was thought out for design and elegance. Time travel could be one way of looking back to once was, but imagination works better to see how grand this massive home is. But where were the kitchen and dinning area's. It's a mystery maybe for another adventure?
I am grateful for your attention to secrecy, and all of the respect you hold for the families and locations of all the places you explore, Lesley. Thank you so much for this opportunity to see into the past. Take care.

[theghostinyourmirror]

I am literally obsessed with your videos these are so satisfying to watch..keep going!

[CynthiaBerry]

This mansion had some of THE most eclectic things in it! So many weirdly unique things, and I agree, that last big chandelier...just wow!!

[diannaschmidt]

Kitchen? I would think that the last living family member would have used it. Very unique castle. The place is dusted & no cob webs or infestations. Somebody cares. 😊 Thank you, Leslie

[ellenmelon]

I think the beautiful room at 48 minutes was the dining room. The ceiling motif is all about food, the carvings on the furniture are all food items. The drawer that you opened which was lined with shelf paper is the kind of drawer one would put silverware in. The warming box in the radiator might have served to keep dishes or food warm. Beautiful tour. I love the Italian art and design throughout.

[cathyholland]

That was one of the most beautiful homes I've ever seen! Thank you so much.I hope you're ok after hitting your head!I hope you didnt get a whiplash! The ceilings were a work of art, the detailing, crown moulding&the furniture! You really found a beautiful diamond in the rough! Thank you so very much for your hard work&dedication!!

[jeanghiberti]

The painted ceilings, rich wallpapers and upholstery, and gorgeous woodwork and furniture of this Italian inspired home are simply mesmerizing. The superb examples of Art Nouveau influence makes this palace
a true piece of history and should be preserved at all cost. This is truly one of my favorite of your explorations. Thank you so very much for sharing this magnificent palace. ❤️

[c.a.s]

The chair looking tub, that's a 19th century sitz bath. They filled it with water and vinegar to soak the lady parts between baths.

[MLeibs]

Good to know they had up to 40 family members living there together. A family compound so to speak. I would love to see it fixed up and reopen to the public somehow. Maybe a hotel, a museum, or even apartments or condominiums? I don’t know.

[deborahwiss]

The strange little bath tub you asked about is a sitz bath. You fill it with warm water and sit in it. It's used to sooth all sorts of ailments of the bottom bits.

[carolweaver]

This is absolutely such a gem in the wilderness. The ceilings were uniquely designed. I sort of think it started out as a home for some very rich people, but ended up being ass a school or orphanage for children? Not sure but think as the furniture was placed together very closely as to perhaps help the children sort of console each other perhaps? It could be frightening to small children even if this was their own home, it would take time to find their way around. they either had many children, or this is what happened over the years. It looked like people rented at first and then had to change my mind later.

Can see the elegance all over this palace.
The talk you gave and the showing respect you have for each place you visit means so much. Am glad you reminded people of the "rules" people should be under when coming to places as such. These were homes of people who loved their homes and worked hard to live in his way. It was not as easy as it all looks to get to this point in life. It is enough all of this is being ruined, but people do not need to rush it along. Many need to learn history and enjoy seeing how people lived at various times in history.

Was feeling so badly when you hit your head on that horribly low beam! Glad you were alright in the end. Not a good idea to have them so low. You wonder how many people have not done this before?