{"id":6843,"date":"2018-06-06T13:44:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T13:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/2018\/06\/06\/consonno-the-forgotten-megalomaniac-pleasure-town-of-mario-bagno\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T10:01:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T10:01:23","slug":"consonno-the-forgotten-megalomaniac-pleasure-town-of-mario-bagno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/en\/2018\/06\/06\/consonno-the-forgotten-megalomaniac-pleasure-town-of-mario-bagno\/","title":{"rendered":"Consonno, the forgotten megalomaniac pleasure town of Mario Bagno"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6843\" class=\"elementor elementor-6843 elementor-1547\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d057b95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d057b95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-555f6e19\" data-id=\"555f6e19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c146fc2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c146fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consonno the overgrown pleasure town of Mario Bagno near Lecco&#8230; Riccordo di Consonno. In the early 1960s, Italy was in a climate of optimism. The economy is picking up and people are confident in the future. A breeding ground for the craziest ideas. Entrepreneur Mario Bagno gets goosebumps. The start of his megalomaniac dream\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-93e182e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"93e182e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f420897\" data-id=\"f420897\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f843c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f843c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img043.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Consonno\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTExMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDRcL2ltZzA0My5qcGVnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img043.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5111\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img043.jpeg 917w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img043-600x395.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img043-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/img043-768x506.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Een oude postkaart van Consonno\n<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-501526b\" data-id=\"501526b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca11ecc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca11ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1962 he buys the small village of Consonno, situated a little higher above Malgrate, not far from <a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/en\/discover\/lecco\/\">Lecco<\/a>. It costs Bagno about 22.5 million Lire. Even before all residents are forced to leave their homes, bulldozers rumble up the hills. The whole village &#8211; except for the church, a few houses and the cemetery &#8211; is completely flattened.<\/p><p>Consonno is to become a brand new pleasure city for tourists and wealthy day trippers from Milan, about an hour drive from Consonno. The Italian Las Vegas with a casino, luxury hotel, dance halls, shops and restaurants. Buildings are popping up like mushrooms in the most diverse architectural styles: minarets, Japanese pagodas and a medieval castle. Anything is possible, as long as it&#8217;s eccentric.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5996c5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5996c5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c80de7a\" data-id=\"c80de7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-affdcd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"affdcd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6062.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Consonno\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTEwOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDRcL05EN182MDYyLWUxNjgxNzU5MjY5MTI4LmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6062-e1681759269128-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5109 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6062-e1681759269128-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6062-e1681759269128-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6062-e1681759269128-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6062-e1681759269128-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6062-e1681759269128-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6062-e1681759269128.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">De toegangspoort van Consonno<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d66682e\" data-id=\"d66682e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb223bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb223bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6064.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Consonno\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTExMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDRcL05EN182MDY0LmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6064-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5110 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6064-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6064-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6064-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6064-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6064-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6064.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Op weg naar Consonno<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e5d77 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2e5d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To improve the view from Consonno, trees are cut down and pieces of mountain are blown away with dynamite. The topographical changes in the landscape caused two landslides in 1966 and 1967. A vague notion would turn out later&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Even before the project is completely finished, Mario is thinking about expanding again. His wish list also includes a basketball court, a car race track and a zoo. But in 1976 it&#8217;s over and out. A large landslide covers the only access road to Consonno. Tourists are gone, pennies are gone\u2026 The dream shatters and the half-finished pleasure city falls into disrepair. In the 1980s, Mario makes another attempt to revive his construction project. He wants to turn Consonno into a luxurious retirement home, but no one goes (anymore) along with his wild plans. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb6d658 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fb6d658\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b24cb1\" data-id=\"0b24cb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b552f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b552f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5980.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Consonno\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTEwNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDRcL05EN181OTgwLmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5980.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5105 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5980.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5980-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5980-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5980-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5980-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5980-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1068;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">De site van Consonno zal volledig overwoekeren<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f666fae elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"f666fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"><p>It starts raining. The atmosphere is unreal. How the hell does someone get it into his head to want to build this?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe5e6b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fe5e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today Consonno is officially open to the public. According to some sources, the entire site is for sale for around 12 million euros. Anyway, we want to win the jackpot from such an antique slot machine\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The GPS in the car doesn&#8217;t recognize Consonno. It takes some extra research. Fortunately, Waze does know the Via Consonno. We turn into the small street. There is a prohibition sign <em>eccetto autorrizati<\/em> but we simply ignore it. A little further on, the road is blocked with a barrier. We leave the car and continue on foot.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8889b13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8889b13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05306ea\" data-id=\"05306ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b6ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61b6ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6058.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Consonno\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTEwNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDRcL05EN182MDU4LmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6058.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5107 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6058.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6058-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6058-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6058-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6058-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6058-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1068;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Het hoofdgebouw van Consonno met de minaret<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b88b3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19b88b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After twenty minutes of walking we discover a first dilapidated building. Rusty lighting poles and signs are scattered along the old road that would welcome visitors with promotional messages. A little higher up between the wooded hills we see the minaret of the main building.<\/p>\n<p>We look around cautiously. No cat to be seen, or rather. Just some street cats, not a human to be seen. Consonno has apparently fallen prey to graffiti and vandalism. Every square centimeter is defaced. The spray cans lie between the smashed beer bottles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c004f79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c004f79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5c7339\" data-id=\"c5c7339\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c625d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9c625d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5971.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Consonno\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTEwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDRcL05EN181OTcxLmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5971-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5103 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5971-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5971-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5971-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5971-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5971-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5971.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Oude balustrades, puin en veel glasscherven<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9418e5\" data-id=\"f9418e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5501a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd5501a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5965.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Consonno\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTEwMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDRcL05EN181OTY1LmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5965-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5102 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5965-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5965-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5965-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5965-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5965-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5965.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Binnenruimte in Consonno<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5349697 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5349697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It starts raining. The atmosphere is unreal. How the hell does someone get it into his head to want to build this?<\/p>\n<p>We walk through the completely dilapidated and overgrown dream. Carefully we enter some buildings. Balustrades that threaten to fall, iron fences with rusty points, deep holes in the floor and lots of broken glass. Windows are broken and the ropes of an old roller shutter dangle from the window frames. Watch out! We expect to find a junkie behind every wall. Or even worse, a zombie maybe!<\/p>\n<p>When we are on the roof, the sun breaks through the clouds. The gloomy atmosphere disappears a bit and we feel a bit more at ease. We do our best to see the potential. Maybe that would be easier on top of the minaret? <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-07379a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"07379a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ca8ddd\" data-id=\"0ca8ddd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ee01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2ee01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6006.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Consonno\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTEwOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDRcL05EN182MDA2LmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1068\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6006.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5108 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6006.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6006-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6006-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6006-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6006-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_6006-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1068;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Op het dak van het hoofdgebouw heb je een goed overzicht over Consonno<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-00ab1e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"00ab1e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1236c5e\" data-id=\"1236c5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ef695 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88ef695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Climbing the minaret is for daredevils. Via an old metal cart you can clamber through a vertically placed piece of balustrade to a rickety iron climbing frame, to then reach the rusty old staircase. We estimate the height at about twenty meters. From there you could possibly climb all the way up along the outside. We have doubts: chance of a nice photo or be sure that we can still tell our adventure in a blog post? We just don&#8217;t do it\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e80e95\" data-id=\"4e80e95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41e15c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f41e15c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5982.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Consonno\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTEwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2FtaWFtby1sYWdvZGljb21vLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDRcL05EN181OTgyLmpwZWcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5982-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5106 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5982-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5982-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5982-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5982-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5982-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/amiamo-lagodicomo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ND7_5982.jpeg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">De minaret beklimmen is voor durvers<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54be39 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a54be39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Together we walk out of Consonno. Slightly irritated, we wonder what it would have been like in those days\u2026 When you are in the area, you should start fantasizing yourself before nature completely overgrows Consonno. But don&#8217;t go alone or go after dark. 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