You can only visit this 1970s folly built by a millionaire supermarket magnate for a few hours on Saturdays,but it’s a marvel of an offbeat medieval fantasy villageAbout 20 miles south-west of Buenos Aires, the edgy city of Gonzalez Catan is a long way off the tourist trail. But it’s the unlikely location of Campanopolis, and the folly built by a self-made Argentine millionaire in the late 1970s. A crudely painted sign points to a litter-strewn entrance,the rusted gate giving away nothing approximately what lies beyond: a grand and fanciful medieval-inspired village, total with a church and a windmill.
Old coins line the walls of a room in one building, or while a rusted array of typewriters adorn anotherContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com