In hindsight it was fortuitous that they were getting ready to make a horror film here, (Suspiria - 2018 Film Set Location!!) otherwise we might not have gained entry. I had heard that the resident caretaker was very diligent in keeping people out; And maybe that's why he was so angry when we finally crossed paths. I think it's a very good thing that they have a caretaker, and that he's serious about his job - It would be a crying shame to see this beautiful monument to the Art Nouveau age, be defaced or damaged by mindless vandals.
And if he ever reads this...peace - there was no harm done - nothing destroyed, nothing taken (I just hope the film crew follow this maxim)...I didn't even leave footprints :)
This majestic Art Nouveau hotel was built in the first decade of the 20th Century. The rich and famous flocked here, as the area was very popular with tourists at that time. In the late 40s a fire destroyed the upper storey (which I would've loved to have seen!) ...this was hastily replaced by a prefabricated structure. It flourished for the next 30 years or so; until in the late 1950s, it was then that the funicular railway that brought a lot of the guests up the mountain...closed. The hotel struggled on for another 10 years. It finally closed it doors in the late 1960s.
In the years after it's closure, thieves got in and stole valuable antiques & furniture :(
The property was eventually purchased by an entrepreneurial group, not for the purpose of re-opening it, but to 'sell' space on it's roof for commercial broadcasters to mount their antennas. And I found out this was the reason they have a guard...to protect not only the hotel...but mostly the antennas!
There was no way I could film the entire hotel, I was indeed lucky to be able to film the parts I did. Once again apologies for the camera, there's no motion stabiliser, no zoom, no flashlight...no nuthin'...but it did the job.
I hope you enjoy getting a glimpse of what very few get to see.
Oddie - your tour guide.
Normally I don't give locations away to protect the buildings against unsympathetic 'visitors' - but in this case the location has been already stated in the film release blurb...plus it's got security - so here's where it is: Grand Hotel Campo dei Fiori, Varese, Lombardia, Italy.
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