Humans have a strange and fascinating obsession with abandoned places. Like an instant attraction for buildings that have been left to their fate and that, for a strange reason, with the passage of time are reborn. In Valencia we have several examples of places where its history is still latent.
These sites can be fascinating for those who enjoy the urban exploration and photography. Among these we find old hospitals, abandoned factories, disused industries and ruined buildings that once had an important function in the history of Valencia.
Many of them are located in inaccessible Zones. It is important to respect the rules and not to put your own safety or that of others at risk. We also remind you that some of the buildings mentioned no longer exist.
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Turia” Brewery
His future is doomed. It will disappear completely sooner or later, but in the meantime it has become one of the most terrifying buildings in Valencia. It was demolished and no trace of it remains.
📍 Calle Vicenta Salcedo, 12.
Avidesa Factory
Chicken hatchery and ice cream factory at the same time. This factory was one of the most important in the Comunitat until its abandonment. Its owner, the Alcireño Luis Suñer, was kidnapped by ETA, the first act of this type outside the Basque Country. Years later, the brand was integrated into Nestlé and today this building in Alzira is a rather unstable jumble of iron and rubble.
📍 Alzira.
The Metrovalencia T2 station
This photo is now history after the opening of subway line 10 in Valencia but for years it was like a subway Venice in the center of Valencia.
This T2 subway station was the scene of raves, night explorations and viral boat rides. The construction of this line, which was to connect Plaza Ciudad de Brujas with Natzaret, was stopped in 2011. In 2018 the Valencian government decided to resume the works and in 2022 it opened definitively to the public under the name of line 10.
📍 Ruzafa.
The old cement factory of Buñol
Driving along the highway that connects Valencia and Madrid we came across this abandoned cement plant. It dates back to 1917 and was once an important industrial center. After the new one was built, just a few meters ahead, its function changed to host clandestine parties, such as the one on New Year’s Eve 2009 when thousands of people welcomed the new year for 96 hours. The Buñol City Council is about to set a date for its demolition.
📍 Buñol.
Preventorio de Aigües
A completely abandoned urban and tourist complex in Alicante. This is the Aguas de Busot Spa, built in the 19th century and about which many legends circulate. After being a residential space, it became an antituberculosis hospital until its abandonment at the end of the Civil War. A possible rehabilitation is now being sought to bring him back to life.
📍 Aigües, Alicante.
Abandoned warehouse
Somewhere in Valencia lies this secret location, which was once a wine factory. Here you can find all kinds of materials that were used for winemaking, giant drums, barrels, machinery, casks, etc. It is a very spectacular place and also very mysterious.
📍 Unknown.
La Cornudilla
This village, now demolished, belonged to the municipality of Requena and is one of the key points of paranormal phenomena in Spain. It became vacant, around the 1950s, because it was said to be cursed. There is talk of countless legends of what happened there, such as a case of ‘poltergeist’ or the continuous murmurs and voices that could be heard in the houses.
📍 Requena.
Mr. Götz’s workshop
If you have ever passed through Sagunto, you will have seen this huge abandoned building. It is known as “The German’s Workshop”, but its original name is Taller Götz. Here mainly trucks and some cars were fixed. It has now become a makeshift set for photo shoots, filming and graffiti.
📍 Sagunto.
Abandoned clinic on the outskirts of Valencia
Abandoned hospitals and health centers are always somewhat morbid, because of what might have happened in that place, the people who were there, etc. In this case it is a clinic located on the outskirts of the province of Valencia. This type of place always has something to tell and holds many stories, usually not very pleasant ones.
📍 Cheste.
Fabric factory in Xàtiva
In the polygon of Xàtiva is this old workshop of fabrics, of which only pieces of wood, glass, irons and fabric, a lot of fabric, remain. What makes this abandoned ship attractive are its antique windows, as with the right light they make you feel like you are in another era.
📍 Xàtiva.
The new Valencia Stadium
Valencia CF started the construction of the Nou Mestalla in 2007, two years later the works were stopped and it is still not known what will happen with this construction. Today only the skeleton of the stadium remains and it could be said that it is also abandoned. Hopefully a solution will soon be found and this place will no longer be part of this list in the near future.
📍 Av. Cortes Valencianas, Valencia.
Abandoned apartments
On the beachfront Row is a building that was directly affected by the brick crisis. The foundations of these circular-shaped apartments receive many visits from photographers and curious onlookers, as very spectacular snapshots can be taken at this site.
📍 Unknown.
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