Welcome To Forbidden Places

Paris catacombs : visit the famous underground quarries and catacombs below Paris, with the ossuaries, ancient rooms and caves, blockhaus...

Rooftops Around The World : at night, the city sleeps. Forbidden Places climbs.

Abandoned holiday camp : located in the Landes (Southern West France), this abandoned camp is built in the forest, around an old pretty villa.

The Basque berets factory Pierre Laulhère : exploration of an old factory of a small Pyrenean village.

La Goutte d'eau (the 'Water Drop') : the Lescun and Cette-Eygun train station is not used since the closure of the line Oloron-Canfranc. But it was still used by an anarchist-environmentalist movement until October 2005. It is abandoned since this date.

Fort Portalet : lost in the middle of the Pyrénées mountains, this abandoned fort dug into the steep cliff protected the border between France and Spain.

Uckange Blast Furnace : photographed between 2004 and 2009 during the conversion from abandonment to museum. This site will likely provide the only preserved insight into the steel industry of France.

Le palais de Chaillot : impressive location. the museum was being renovated during our infiltration. Unbeatable view on the eiffel Tower...

Saint sulpice secrets : spiral staircase, towers, furtive passages... Come to explore the most secret parts of St Sulpice Church

The Castle of Ilbarritz : Forbidden Places opens the doors of the mysterious organ's castle.

Château Bijou : exploration of a real little operetta castle, with its stucco bas-reliefs and cornices and its Italian coloured frescoes...

Collignon's brewery, Lécluse : yet another brewery from early XXth century. Limited interest except for beer labels collectors.

The Hôpital de la Marine : since 1788, this stone giant challenges the centuries but still remains.

The Palais Garnier : V.I.P.trip into the heart of the Opéra de Paris.

Abandoned Castles from South West of France : random discoveries during wanderings in my home country.