Italy's Spectacular Abandoned 1960s Mountain-Top Party Resort
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- In 1967, eccentric Italian entrepreneur Count Mario Bagno flung open the doors to what he called his "City Of Toys" - the fabulous mountain-top party resort of Consonno, where you could do almost any leisure activity you ever wanted, as well as plenty that you didn't. Tourists flooded in, Italy's biggest stars came to perform, and within a decade, it was closed forever. What happened?
WITH A BIG THANK YOU TO:
Historic photos of Consonno courtesy of Consonno Official -
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Count Mario Bagno's English voiceover by Jay Foreman -
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I like how Jay’s VO calls back to your portrayal of Sir Keith Sinjohn-Joseph in Unfinished London. “I like it for two reasons!” / “I don’t like it for two reasons!”
I was just about to say that
I love those videos. There should be more.
I love how deep the inside jokes go! Genuinely laughed out loud at that one. XD
Yes! This is so amazing
Thanks for reminding me / explaining the joke! Emplinding? Rexplainding? Remplaixlingding? Dingdingdong?
Sorry to hear about the incident with the bag and camera incident Tim. If it was knicked I hope you get it back
be real, this is italy... the bag's contents are already sold
@@AmauryJacquot And probably stolen again.
@@azahel542 and already sold again
It was _nicked_ he’s not getting it back.
I’m unsure as to why you added the ‘k’at the start of the word ‘nicked’
But I agree, it’s shit.
@@JulieWallis1963 It would be _knicked_ if it had been stuffed into someone's knickers 😃
“Visitors were welcomed with a very authentic 1960’s castle gate.”
Love it.
As for the translation of "paese" i'd say "town" this time, but do not forget: near Treviso in Veneto (north-east Italy) there is a "paese" called Paese
This is an excellent fact, thank you :)
Da Trevigiano stavo per scrivere la stessa cosa!
what is written on the banner seen at 4:53 ?
@@reddbanger420 "impazienti di aspettare, é un sogno vedervi sposare", which roughly translates to "we are impatient, it's a dream to see you marrying"
"Paese" (capital P) means "country", "paese" (small p) means "town"
Tims music gags:
Andrey WK: Party Hard 1:27
The Faulty Towers theme 2:11
Ray Charles: Hit the Road Jack 4:57
Toys R Us advert theme 6:47
Blur: Death of a Party 7:25
Tomorrows world theme (87) 9:27
Ending theme Wish you were here.
Well played sir, both figuratively in the choices, and of course in a very literal sense.
Thank you David, I was actually a bit bothered when I was aware I missed a joke by not recognising what song it was (it's the one by Blur)!
@@Eddyspeeder Here too. I knew I knew it, but I couldn't place it. And I'm a bit of a Blur fan... still, nearly 25 years ago. Argh.
Ayyy we’ve somehow corralled all the blur fan viewers into one comment
I caught that Andrew WK piano!
Thank you, I noticed none of those and without your comment would have been unaware I had missed anything.
Bought the town and kicked everyone out? Sounds like the count was a bit of a ... count.
One too many letters there XD
@@jhfdhgvnbjm75 Count Count is the only count who counts.
Surprisingly I'm reading on the Italian Wikipedia page about the village that the inhabitants actually considered their eviction as a positive thing, as due to a crisis in the agricultural sector farmers were already moving away, and they considered the resort as an opportunity to find work and to sell their products. It was a different era, I guess.
Everybody wants to be a count, because a count's the only count who knows where it's at.
@@LucaPasini2 I guess that's what media said after the great count had let them feel his influence.
5:21 I like how you illustrated the residents being "booted" out
It made me really happy, because italy is colloquially known as a boot
“1” and “b” followed by the swinging boot really got me. :)
Very Monty Python.
You need tourist skum people all over you neighborhood?
there, only stupid people, not understanding!
Sorry to hear of your "unfortunate incident". Do appreciate you carrying on with the shoot, though. Stay well...
I love this video for two reasons:
1) The reference to Tim's cameo in Unfinished London
b) The rest of the video
Sorry to hear about the 'incident' - hope you had insurance to cover the loss. Thanks for carrying on even though things had gone wrong. - Loved the story and the Monty Python reference was welcome too.
If not, we could do a whip-round and replace it in no time.
@@michellegiacalone1079 I was thinking the same
insurance: "were you holding the bag at the time?"
you: "no, it was sitting in my hotel room while I was asleep in that room"
insurance: "in that case we don't cover it, read the fine print"
you: "..."
@the Game, Review and Reallife Channel South Tyrol is quite safe.
@the Game, Review and Reallife Channel If you go to a big city (e.g. Milan) you should remember that pickpockets exist.
Italian here: "Paese" is commonly used to refer both as a small village/town, and as the country. It's all about context.
Examples:
- "In Italia ci sono tanti piccoli paesi" --> "In Italy there are many small villages/towns"
- "L'Italia è il paese dove si mangia la miglior pizza del mondo" --> "Italy is the contry where you can eat the best pizza in the world"
[sorry for the small patriotism insert lol]
there's nothing wrong about that, brother.
So if im understanding properly, in english itd be sort of equivalent to the word "place"? o: neat
5:51 "stop the count" 😂😂 That was brilliant
Ditto! 🤣
Ciao Tim, I live in Milan and I have a holiday house on the mountains close to Lecco/Calolziocorte and I had never know the existence of Consonno and its history. And it is really funny to learn it thanks to a YT video made by a guy like you who lives abroad
So thank you very much for your service and the opportunity to discover something so strange not far from my city.
And be sure that your Italian is quite good, I can confirm it.
Oh my goodness, I *adore* the symmetry of Jay's VO callback to your now-iconic role as Sir Keith Sinjohn-Joseph! :D
Really liked the reference to your appearance in unfinished London, it's a nice touch
Had me laughing, and I had to pause the video to find if someone else had noticed it already.
also had me laughing
i predicted it just from the "and he had two reasons for liking it" and i immidiatly thought of jay forman, and there he was a few moments after
Time stamp please
@@Alex-cw3rz 4:57
@@swaree thank you ! :)
I love how both Italy and England had eccentric aristocrats called Lord Bath!
2:10 Love the musical joke!
Slipped right by me. Thank you for calling attention to it!
I love that song, a
It always makes me smile in anticipation !
Manuel!!!
Pope Lando
everywhere the Roman empire was,
are you from mars? Bath, Baden Baden, Greek, Israel, what ever!
1:37 -- Is that...an acoustic version of _Party Hard_ ? You absolute Tim!
No word of a lie. All I've wanted out of lockdown is Tim traveller videos, this makes me happy. Sorry bout your bag as well
Isn't that the truth? Tim traveling, made our night.
Love how you used a piano cover of Blur's death of a party at 7:25
Use it? I bet he played it :)
Well spotted!
I thought it sounded familiar! Thankyou, brilliant spotting =)
And Fawlty Towers at the start 😂
"Or, as we call it where I come from, summer."
Perfect.
Those banners are like "There is no war in [Consonno]"
"Praise el sindico, who brings harmony and prosperity to Consonno."
The story has some "Fallout" vibes to it (like "Sierra Madre", New Vegas, Tenpenny Tower and other stuff built be eccentric rich people), just without murderous traps built in.
Same thoughts!!!
I love dead money. It's my favorite FO dlc of all times!
@@Quert_Zuiopue Nah, that location and story felt really grim and lonely, I actually felt a relief, when I left that one. Besides perhaps the most frustrating part was inability to let Christine know Veronica is alive and well or to tell Veronica about Christine.
@@TotalRookie_LV
I personally like the dark atmosphere of the Sierra Madre and the dark story behind it. It's beautiful tragic and mysterious. And the fate of Vera haunts me untill now. The last moments of her live, repeating ever and ever again, fully conscious in a holographic body, as long as the Sierra Madre have energy.
oh the traps are there alright...they're just hidden well. Had he found one of the traps, you wouldn't be watching his video
Took me a bit to place it, but piano cover of Andrew W.K.'s Party Hard? I didn't see that coming. As others have already said but I'll echo it here, hope the camera incident doesn't remain a headache for too long, and happy to chip in if you need it.
The signs on the way up made me think of Ozymandias. "Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Andrew W.K Party Hard cracked me up royally.
Hello from New Zealand.
5:02 - A throwback to the good old days of acting in Jay Foreman videos? :-) :-)
I love how Jay Foreman mimics your dialog from Unfinished London
I was planning on going to bed. But I had to delay that for about 10 minutes. Thanks, Tim.
Ditto 😁
The Irony of a man who made his fortune building roads, being defeated by a road he constructed with his own money.
I had a good laugh when you said the entire road collapsed and part was also washed away.
You need tourist skum people all over you neighborhood?
there, only stupid people, not understanding!
How do you think he was able to make so much money? By building quality roads? No...
@@Dayvit78 By being overpaid then kickback to the government officials.
@@maggiejetson7904 :) winner winner chicken dinner
Sorry to hear about your bag. You're actually the second vlogger I follow who has had 'an incident' in Europe recently. The vultures are hungry. Careful in your travels folks! On a positive note, it was nice of the family to let you use the their historical photos! Thanks for sharing!
I visited London, Valencia, Venice, Rome, Venice, Cinque Terra and even Gibraltar in 1999 "on the cheap". After 8 weeks on trains, in hostels the more affordable hotels...I hardly had any belongings left. I refer to it now as the beginnings of my minimalist years. It was an amazing trip.
Wow, my father’s family are from Calolziocorte, I spent two or three weeks staying there every summer when I was a kid and I never knew this existed!
I’ve watched all your videos and it was quite a surprise to see Calolzio pop up, I didn’t realise anyone else knew it existed! 🇮🇹
"What we call from where I am summer" that made ne smile all week
Love the Toys 'R' Us jingle about 7 minutes in! :D Keep up the great videos!
Tim, I am from Calolziocorte, it is so surreal to see you there, I wish I could have met you in my hometown. I am sorry for the "accident".
Oh god, I’m from Cernusco
As ever these random nuggets of information are both entertaining and reveal stories most I am sure have never heard of - thanks again for all your efforts Tim !
Nice, but was it better than the award winning abandoned Hotel Monte Palace Hotel in the Azores? That was a great video.
I don't think anywhere will ever beat the Monte Palace, but seriously... this place was very close to doing it
I still can't believe that Monte Palace Hotel closed so quickly. It went from hot to not in record time.
Thank you. I had a lousy day and you just changed it all. Genuine thanks.
Musically, linguistically and visually, probably your wittiest yet! Chapeau
3:10 I confirm they mean village. In italian for some reason "paese" can mean both town and country.
Is that the Italian version of flammable / inflammable? Or does it say something about Italians that this is merely one example of many?
@@benholroyd5221 I don't get the question, could you be more specific?
@@TheOttomila well if paese can mean both town and country, that seems less than useful. Just wondering if this is a general Italian language trait.
@@benholroyd5221 I think that, as in many languages (including English), there are many homonyms, mostly due to the common etymology of different words.
Maybe this goes back to the times of city-states where a city was also a state, and therefore a paese was a paese. But I may be wrong.
Is the "I like it for two reasons" (5:05) a reference to your guest appearance in unfinished London?
It's also voiced by jay himself so yeah...
@@ludere222 I didn't even notice. Tim and Jay's "pretending to be a man from a previous era" voices sound extremely similar
Also the reasons being numbered 1. and b. is also very Jay Foreman-ish
@@petrus_red Yes, I think the same joke was even in that scene of Unfinished London
@@namenamename390 Jay also has a shoutout in the video description.
Oh wow the weather made the whole place look even more dramatic! Don't know what's up with this summer but in the alps it has been nonstop rain/thunderstorms for the entire month...
Sorry to hear your camera was stolen, you've still done a brilliant job with this video! Love the Fiat 124 at 02:16, I drive its Russian descendent, a Lada Riva!
In the 1970s I drove its Turkish equivalent, a Murat 124. Actually quite a good little car.
That and a lot of '60s, '70s, and early '80s FIAT models were also manufactured under license by SEAT in Spain. They, however, came out and ceased to be produced more or less contemporary to their original Italian counterparts, contrary to Ladas and such stuff.
Lada Niva (not Riva)is a very strong Russian 4x4 off-road vehicle....Fiat 124 was rebadged Lada 2110 a tually....with some changes in the rear part of the body and starting device to fit it to Russian climate ....it was assembled under license in Togliattigrad ,in Spain by Seat,in Korea by Hyundai ,in Turkey by ,Tofas and Egypt ,South Africa,Malaysia ad many more....
@@marcocappa3738 The Lada Niva, is not a descendent from a Fiat 124, that's a Lada Riva. The Fiat 124 became the Lada 2101 and later the Lada Riva, although the "Riva" name was used only in UK and Ireland. The Lada 2110 is a completely different car, never sold in the UK, you still see a few in Hungary and former Yugoslavia but are rare in other EU countries. The Lada Niva, as you say a very strong 4x4 can still be seen in most countries in Europe although now very are of see a RHD example.
If you enjoy ghost towns, you should definitely visit the Greek island Aegina. In the middle of the island you will find its deserted former capital, Paleochora. Nothing but ruins, except for about thirty perfectly intact tiny churches, all of which are apparently still in use, provided with holy water and icons. It's truly fascinating
Loved the Monty Python foot at 5:21
But I was VERY disappointed it was not accompanied by the Liberty Bell March.
Is it me, or can I hear piano lilts of Andrew WK beautifully setting off this video...?
Simply awesome and your playing is excellent as always 👍
Party Hard. :)
It works so well
There's also the music from the old Toys 'R' Us ads in there as well.
Loved the music, esp. the Fawlty Towers theme!
I've been many times to Lombardy, yet I've never heard of that resort. However Tim, I think you'd love to know that not far from Bergamo and Calolziocorte there is a village called Crespi d'Adda, developed by an industrialist for its employees.
Keep up the amazing work mate
Name sounds familiar... there was a Crespi firm in my home town, business was on linen and cotton fabric. Shut down around 15 years ago.
Honestly comparing an UNESCO Site (Crespi d'Adda) with a former entertaining place now residing at best Rave parties (Consonno), is definitely off topic commenting.
It's like saying "Oh Crespi D'Adda, never heard of it, but I know Lake Como". Same effect and feeling
Thou, both have been signaled for years on platforms like Atlas Obscura and dozens and dozens of Urbex platforms too (definitely it's amongst the top 10 Urbex places in Italy), so maybe widen up your horizons
You need to visit Cernusco Lomb Merate and Montevecchia
the bullet holes in that street sign really fit the vibe
i love the jay foreman reference to the bit with tim traveller! it made me roll on the floor!
-burger40
I would follow you on any tour you choose to lead! You are a delight to listen to in the recounting of the history of a place!
Haha - "#stopthecount"! Love all the funny little Easter eggs and references in your videos - even the ones I might not discover ;)
My first look at one of your videos, and I find it so refreshing to catch the subtle - and sometimes very blatent - British sarcasm and lack of deference which I so enjoyed during my six years at an English prep. This is in addition to learning of a place of which I'd never heard, despite having been to Milan many times🇰🇪
Oh you were so close to where I live (Como)! Who knows, maybe one day I'll come across you
Yay Jay Foreman. Amazing video Tim!! Thank you
Thanks for another great video
Thanks for a lovely video ⭐️
The Fawlty Towers theme was a nice little touch. As you entered the hotel.
Fawlty Towers!!! Finally I recognize the background music!
Really interesting. I lived near Milan many years ago, and I knew nothing about this. Thanks for keeping up our spirits during the pandemic Tim. You're a legend.
I once heard and seen this story on RUclips, but the way Tim told it is absolutely the best.
I left my camera on a bus in Norway, and got it back the next day!!! I was shocked. They even shipped it back to me in Bergen by train.
We had some tourists once who forgot their passports in oslo and were already in bergen when they found out. They would fly home from Bergen the next day so they could not come back to pick them up (7/8hrs travel). We gave the passports to the train driver of the next train going to Bergen and told the tourists when it would arrive at the station. They collected their passports without any problems 🤗 People are quite nice here and will gladly help out when asked (usually 😝)
I also forgot my bag (with wallet and everything in it 😱) on the bus once in Oslo and also got it back from the bus depot without any problem 🤗
@@daphne8406 I was taking the train from Oslo to Bergen but there was track work on the last section so we switched to buses (left it under my seat on the bus). We got dropped off at the bus station and I realized it was missing like 10 mins later. I went to the bus station. They had no clue. I figured it was gone. On a whim, I decided to try the train station. They contacted all of the bus drivers. Found out which bus I had been on. Called the cell phone of the bus driver. He dropped it off at his local train station. I met it at the train station the next morning. As an American, I was amazed. in the US, I would have been done (as it was my brother in laws camera). I love the Nordic countries (wish I could emigrate permanently)
"Città dei Balocchi" (City of Toys) is where Pinocchio went instead of going to school. Then he was transformed in a donkey.
Not a lucky name, as we can see :)
Love the unfinished London cameo reference haha
I like the drone shots! Nice touch! Sorry about the "incident", stay safe!
6:46 Taking me back to the 90's with that Toys 'r' Us advert music, well played
Italy is champion in collecting ruins. Etruscan , Roman, middle ages, renaissance..and now this😉
Lovin that Andrew WK jam in the back
You were recommended as I watch mapmen and then Jay Foreman and you have proven one of the best finds on RUclips in a long time. Excellent stuff.
That's very kind, thank you!
Gorgeous drone shots! And great storytelling as always
Thanks Tim. I like your videos. So much interesting places.
I was born when the road got taken out by the landslide and closed the place. I always believed there'd been an omen heralding my arrival. Now I know it. Thanks Tim!
Oh, I know exactly _when_ you visited it lol
Two weeks of constant rain, and it started exactly when I went on a trip in the mountains, with long walks and sleeping in tents. I had no dry clothes at the end of the week, haha
That was fascinating. Love lost stuff like this.
Well done on fitting a niche Blur track in. Very much enjoying finally delving into your videos. Inspiring choices of music. Having fun picking them all out.
Oh joy! A new travel video!! Sorry to hear about your camera being stolen, hope you where insured
Wow very interesting Tim
Tim, over the past two years, you've shown some wonderful videos about France, and I think you've also been a great cultural ambassador between France and England. Still, I'm glad to see you were able to get out of the country to take these videos, although it's too bad your video camera was stolen. If you don't mind going back to France to make a video, might you consider the Armistice museum? As a train buff, I think you might want to see the most famous train carriage in all of France----even if it's a replica. Thanks!
Ah thanks Edward! And yes the Compiegne Wagon is very much on my to-do list 👍
It´s a real car, but not 2419, it was 2439, as the real one was destroyed by Nazis in 1945.
That second Monte Python foot really made me jump. Well done! 😱
Bravo !
This looks awesome!
Fawlty Towers music and a Monty Python animated foot in the same video. Excellent!
Another cracking "hidden" treasure. Great video
Nice view
Hey! love the crossover with Jay Foreman! Map Men is one of my favorite series on youtube
"Party Hard" definitely did not go unnoticed or unappreciated.
I literally in the neighbourhood on a roadtrip on the day this video was released, and now I want to visit this place
I always love the music included in your videos. This time I had a Fawlty Towers flashe back.
Another interesting adventure plus lots of viewers' comments for further entertainment !
Grazie beaucoup sir !
Great video
Great vid!
The part about that rave is giving me ideas...
WOAH! Toys R Us advert tune at 6:47... utterly wonderful Tim. I actually silently and subconsciously sang a few of the words. Something about Geoffrey and toys being all under one roof. Made my day that did.
Thanks for the interesting video and nice piano music.
Imagine a parallel world where this took off and the count basically became the Italian Billy Butlin. A load of Consonnos popping up all over Italy.
I would love to visit Consonno, but i never managed to find some time. Your reconstruction and your italian are quite good. Thank you Tim!
Piano rendition of the Toys R Us jingle unlocked some deep childhood memories, thanks Tim 😄
Reminds me of Portavadie, the abandonned oil rig construction yard and village, on the Cowal Peninsula, basically miles from anywhere. It was completed but never formally occupied as the yard failed almost before it had opened
Well done Tim, so funny 🤣
Good find !
things don't always go to plan and things can go wrong, its a shame when they do, but great to see you made another great movie, love your work and what you are doing