🌍 Abandoned Places

@danielazzip

The Galaxy
Place
"A massive abandoned boat hotel in Thailand"
Barragem de Vilarinho das Furnas
Place
"One of the oldest villages in Portugal, it was intentionally floaded in 1972 during the dam construction"
Villa Epecuén
Place
"A completely devastated ghost town in Argentina"
Rummu karjäär
Place
"Located in Estonia, this prison is now submerged, and it's probably one of the most interesting places to dive on earth, and a good one to visit even if not diving!"
Mediano
Place
"Similar to Curon Venosta in Italy, in Mediano you can find a submerged church, a resemble of the Mediano town that was intentionally floaded by one of the country's largest reservoir. I also couldn't find any photo of the church underwater so I am also assuming you're not allowed to dive there "
Lago di Vagli
Place
"Fabbriche di Careggine it's an ancient village that has been floaded by a dam in Vagli di Sotto, Italy. Last time it was seen submerging was in 1994 when they did dam maintenance. No one knows when they will do it again"
Jal Mahal
Place
"Water Palace of Jaipur, located in Man Sagar Lake, is actually opened for visitors"
Curon Venosta
Place
"Located beneath Recia Lake, Curon is an underwater city where it's bell tower is still visible on the surface. Strangely, there's no photos online of the city itself so I am guessing that no diving is allowed in the area"
Xin'anjiang Reservoir
Place
"Beautiful reservoir in China, here, in qiandao lake, you can find Shi Cheng, also known as the Lion City, an underwater city."
Port Royal
Place
"Now underwater, this city was once known as "the most sinful city of the world", until a big earthquake led to it being floaded, killing most of its inhabitants."
Baia
Place
"The city of Baia was the Las Vegas of ancient Rome and it's remains are now underwater "
Dwarka
Place
"Ancient city found in India, 130 feet below surface you can find ruins that prove that this was probably one of the oldest cities in India"
Yonaguni
Place
"Yonaguni is one of the best places for diving in Japan: whether to see the pyramid structures (that no one knows if they are man-made or not) or to see the sharks. Not exactly a beginner friendly dive place but one of the most spectacular in the world"
Custo Diving Club PADI 5 STAR IDC
Place
"In Eilat, Israel, you can find an underwater strip club that has been abandoned for a while now - Nymphas Show Bar, at the Red Sea Star Restaurant."
Pavlopetri Underwater Archeological site
Place
"The world's oldest submerged city can be found in Greece"
St. Thomas Ghost Town
Place
"St Thomas is a ghost town in Clark County, Nevada, that was submerged by Lake Mead."
Igreja do Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Place
"Old Petrolândia is a submerged town in Brazil, where the only remaining building Standing is Igreja do Sagrado Coração de Jesus."
Potosí
Place
"A town in Venezuela that got floaded during the construction of a hydroelectric dam, this town has recently resurged due to water levels dropping "
Kalyazin
Place
"The bell tower of St Nicholas Cathedral is the only visible remain of Kalyazin's town, that was intentionally floaded with the construction of Kalyazin's Reservoir. This cathedral still holds a few services a year. Couldn't find any information or photo on diving so it's probably not allowed "
Church of Sant Romà
Place
"The floaded village of San Roma, in Spain, can be clearly seen in low water levels, but it's church is still visible throughout the year. Didn't find any diving/underwater photo"