A beautifully illustrated, fascinating compendium of abandoned places that were so recently a significant part of modern life but are now discarded and ravaged by nature and time.

From empty manor houses to crumbling churches and disused factories across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia, it reveals many of the world’s sleeping treasures, relics from a bygone era, all with a history and a story to tell. 

• Travel to Stack Rock Fort, a Victorian island reclaimed by nature
• Discover the Castle of Sammezzano, a masterpiece of excess and refinement
• Explore the Palazzo Athena, a neo-classical house with a large, elliptical room that extends over 2 floors
• Investigate the Crespi d’Adda Power Plant, the jewel of industrial technology in 1909
• Examine the Hugo Mine Hangman’s Room which is not what you think
• Journey to Saint Martin of the Tigers a ghost town in Southern Angola, a model settlement in one of the most inhospitable regions of the Namibe desert

Each place comes with a bespoke map to help locate the forsaken site and is illustrated with beautiful photographs that really bring the places to life.

Turn to the Atlas of Forbidden Places to uncover the incredible stories behind once thriving buildings. Take a peek behind closed doors to discover who used to live there or work there and understand why these places were abandoned.

Countries covered in the Atlas of Forbidden Places:

Africa - Angola, Morocco, Namibia

Americas – Cuba, USA

Asia – Armenia, Kazakhstan, Japan, Lebanon, Pakistan

Europe – Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Portugal, Romania, Spain, UK, Ukraine

Also in the same series:

Atlas of Geographical Curiosities

Atlas of Extreme Weathers

Atlas of Unusual Wines