Exploring Abandoned Spain - Spa Resort and Power Plant

[@TheProperPeople]

Thanks to Helix Sleep for sponsoring a portion of this video. Go to www.helixsleep.com/properpeople for up to $200 off your Helix Sleep mattress plus two free pillows! It's the perfect mattress to come home to after a long urbex trip! #helixsleep

[@LouieArmstrong1244]

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[@loverlei79]

I know you guys see a ton of graffiti so you have an aversion to it. But for the rest of us, it would have been cool to get a small tour of some of the better rooms in the spa. There's only so many blank walls one can look at. Graffiti is and always will be part of urban decay. I understand that you don't want to encourage it but🤷‍♀️.

[@ljanitza]

You guys should consider wearing helmets for locations like that.

[@napoleonbonapathy6943]

You guys should trust your viewers more. You don't trust them at all. I don't doubt that you belong to secret societies like freemasonry.

[@lowtechredneck6704]

Every commercial should have a tuxedo cat!

[@yensed90]

Never think that you're disappointing your audience by acknowledging the place you are exploring isn't all that great. Maybe it's not as beautiful as you wished it was or perhaps it's been destroyed by people with spray paint. Always share your expectations and what you ended up actually seeing and experiencing. Amazing footage and editing you guys! I'm excited for the next. 🍻

[@danielkolbe7651]

Agreed 👍

[@diegomontoya796]

The gopher munitions syndrome.

[@caipiranha4714]

Agreed! It's always so much better to be honest about the experience and take it for what it is, instead of forcefully trying to make it look more appealing to the viewer and being disingenuous

[@EllicottCity1]

Well said

[@knightspearhead5718]

Its better too have an honest channel then some bastard doing just for the views.

[@NihaoMas]

The first location you've visited, the SPA used to be in much better condition back in the day, there was a security guard every day with three dogs, he used to ask people for money to get in but atleast he protected the building from being vandalised. Recently, about three years ago, the guard died and the owner of the land never replaced him. When people started noticing the spa was totally unprotected, Raves started being celebrated there once again, that's why the place decayed so so much. I remember visiting this place when i was 13, my very first introduction into urbex, no graffittis, no as much debris, It was truly magical and I am so sad you don't get that experience out of it nowadays. If you're more interested in the place I have pictures of it's former glory to share, as well as a pamflet from the 20s! Thanks for covering this place Proper People!

[@aborrasarnal]

Do you have an aproximate location?

[@Cocog232]

Must be fun partying in fart smells

[@Tom-uw2ok]

@@aborrasarnal Spain

[@napoleonbonapathy6943]

These guys don't trust nor respect their viewers.

[@aspannas]

@@napoleonbonapathy6943 um what? Wdym by that?

[@douglasrector972]

In the power plant, it was great that you included some pictures to see how it looked when in operation. I like seeing the before and after and it can be hard to imagine the places you guys show use to be in operation and had life.

[@theappropriateb8435]

Man that intro never gets old, I've been watching since around late 2016. Love the video's you two put out.

[@Clare0724]

Agreed! I really hope they don't change it

[@loodgack]

this is exactly what I'm expecting from a good urbex video. dead silence and live commentary. no 10+ minutes long loop music, no creepy background ambiance. silence. like I was there, at the place itself. the power plant was beautiful, I can't believe this entire building remained in this state, without being guarded or anything. incredible. where I live, IF any abandoned building remains....it's just taken to pieces by vandals. quality video, really liked it!👏👏

[@marcelinoguarnero8023]

power plant was a thermoelectric plant. Its first two groups , of 10 MW each, came into operation in 1952. At the time, it was the most important and modern thermal power plant in Spain , with a boiler room 76 meters long and 36 meters high. In 1958, its third group entered service, with a power of 25 MW, which brought the annual production to 280 MWh. However, coal production from the area's mines soon became insufficient for the plant's demand (900 MT ). The road transport of coal from other basins then began, considerably increasing the costs of electricity production The plant was an important economic boost. its region, which had 2,000 inhabitants, many of whom lived directly or indirectly from electricity production and the coal mines. After 30 years of operation, its definitive closure was decreed in 1982 , at the end of its useful life, being relegated to the most absolute of oblivion

[@everest2268]

I gotta be honest, my favourite part of this exploration was the graffiti murals this time. Obviously some of it is just stupid vandalism for the sake of vandalism, but some of those pieces are stunning and in a place so empty and gutted I find it a lot more interesting to look at - definitely a lot of time and talent into some of those pieces

[@OGPatriot03]

Go look at an art gallery...... Stop supporting people who degrade our culture and destroy cultural sites when they're not contributing to social decay in cities.... People wonder why our quality of life is so miserable. Beauty has been replaced with ugliness.

[@garystones9446]

Agreed, the building is a complete dump and the art work certainly improves it.

[@mybrainisshortcake]

This was the first channel I ever subscribed to, and it remains the one I'm the most excited for when I see a new video. Hard to find explorers with dignity, respect, but a real sense of adventure.... and in your case with such a body of quality work. I recommend you guys to everyone I know. Stay safe and please don't stop!

[@Cacodemonia]

The room in the power plant with all the math seems like it was used as a filming location for something, especially with the chairs set up so neatly.

[@spiritmatter1553]

Chairs 🪑 just chillin”.

[@ct5625]

I should have checked for this comment before I added mine lol Definitely a film set. Governments lease these locations for production all the time, and that absolutely looked like a set. It wasn't just a bunch of random people who all decided to bring chalk and continue the same thing. Someone had to put a lot of hours into that, which requires payment, which means it was their job, which only comes back to set design IMO.

[@krypton_kidd]

You are right about that, the movie is called The Distance / La distancia. It is quite an odd one.

[@REALRyanCorrado]

That's why I love the comment section in videos like this, fills in the gaps and you learn something new

[@LandingGearEngineer]

I come here for the photography. Because it is technically superior, it is artistically successful. Thank you for conveying appreciation of the architectural achievements of the past. Your content is so consistently interesting, I am always excited to immediately click on your new videos. Thank you so much!

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Incredible work as always guys. I can understand the intricate architecture at the spa but the care and ornate detail that was put into the power plant is insane, and it was out in the middle of nowhere! They definitely seemed to have more pride in their work back in the day, now we just build things to function and that's it. It could be argued that we are now much more efficient and use less natural resources but it's kind of sad how we don't build things to be as aesthetically impressive as they were functional back in the day. I know this has been said a million times but I just love your guys' maturity, respect and just general vibe. I, and I'm sure most people here can't stand the immature "Hey Guys!" KZbinrs. You guys are truly on the next level. Please don't stop and please stay safe. Much respect from New Zealand. :)

[@spiritmatter1553]

It’s my contention that older buildings were built by trained craftsmen who took pride in their work. Modern buildings are designed to be constructed by illiterate day laborers.

[@mfree80286]

21:39 someone's been scribbling in the margins, but I'm looking at that wall and seeing someone working out the frequency of a dual tank oscillator and the amplitude decay, I suppose of it losing power when de-energized. Some derivative calculus in there too, derivatives of rate over time around that little asymptotic graph look to be sine wave theorem. Next to the left there's a quadratic equation in the middle, thought I saw some maxwell equations around, there's some scalar products, a cauchy inequality... hell of a course someone was giving in there, if that's what was going on.

[@entertainme7523]

r u smart?

[@danielparsons5466]

This was the comment I was looking for! I was wondering if it was real, i.e related to the work at the plant or if someone had faked it!

[@mfree80286]

@@danielparsons5466 I cannot verify the 'truthiness' but someone had enough knowledge to put real formulas and real graphs close enough to each other in the proper order to assume they know what they meant. It's like, I can see in a garage there's a Nissan Sentra with an engine and transmission next to it, and can identify a 2.0L engine, a 5 speed manual trans, and a clutch kit sitting between them. I figure the clutch kit's for the car, and I probably couldn't actually install the thing and reassemble the car without some deeeeep instructive assistance (or the shop manual and a few days) but the guy who started the job will probably be done by evening. I know exactly what it is, but if I tried to solve it I'd be bodging my way through with no guarantee I didn't miss something important.

[@Redrally]

Thumbs up this! I thought some of the mathmatical diagrams looked familiar and recognisable but me no math well

[@SilentNinjaJG]

I was hoping I wouldn't have to scroll for ages to get this answer, you're the man. Thanks for the answer to the question many had, but few answered.

[@RJ-luci]

While watching your footage, I never look away for even a second. I don’t want to miss a thing! Always compelling irrespective of the “damage” to the building.

[@damxgopak457]

Radioactive stench water what a great vacation dear.

[@khaosborealis]

Always a good day when the Proper People upload another exploration.

[@Ganiscol]

Alright, the spa resort was a vandalized dud but the exterior of the power plant looks dope in that barren landscape! And even if it is stripped inside, it still gives some nice desolate vibes and good images of decay. I like it!

[@bradyson66]

it was like approaching an undiscovered fallout location from a distance

[@stoneheart_raven]

such a shame, because the structure was so beautiful.

[@dannydougin3925]

'Looks dope' .... what a *stupid* expression.

[@danh4486]

@@dannydougin3925 been in a Coma or something for 30 years? People say that and it's fine. No different than "That's Cool" which has continued use as an expression of endearment first introduced by our Grandparents & Great-grandparents.

[@Ganiscol]

@@dannydougin3925 dont be so salty, Gen-Z-Boy 😂

[@christianmichael8381]

You guys are the best! You have a free place to stay if you are ever exploring in the Southwest Florida area. Luxury resort style accommodations with continental breakfast daily.

[@tacocat1714]

Been subscribed since 7.3K and the quality & quantity just keeps growing!

[@TheProperPeople]

thanks for sticking around!

[@jimmyginseng]

Y’all have no idea how much I look forward to the uploads. It’s fascinating to see what being forgotten looks like.

[@figgles]

Best urbex channel on the net, killing it with the amazing locations and top tier camerawork as always!

[@entertainme7523]

There's other urbex channels?

[@sybrenkruijf8570]

@@entertainme7523 I don't know if trolling or stupid. But the algorithm of yt shows you more than this channel

[@antivist2020]

@@entertainme7523 check out Shiey . . the best I would say

[@Shadsterwolf]

Thank you guys for not doing Primere video scheduling, other urbex channels do it and my feed would be flooded with them.

[@Richy.Boi.]

Nothing more enjoyable than a Proper Power Plant

[@7duke77]

I love you guys, you have great videography and you don't over-comment/narrate. Love that you also do some research of where you're exploring and succinctly convey that to us without droning on and on like so many other channels. I excitedly await every new video from y'all!

[@tmwinkler]

OMG! That power station review has me giddy. When you think about the energy that went into conceiving of such a place: designing it to the last detail; no, minute detail. Subtle aesthetic details; required brute-force machinery. The bulk of the shell. The people whose lives it impacted. And now the whisper of a reminder. Thank you for sharing. We can never relive the past, only be voyeurs of it's shadow.

[@entertainme7523]

r u a poet?

[@bulgingbattery2050]

A spa resort AND a power plant? WOW! This is even better than the pizza hut and taco bell combination!

[@entertainme7523]

/sarcasm

[@jakendriajenkins3902]

Not only do i get a foot rub i get to breathe in toxins. You can’t get anything better than that thats a two for 1 special 🤝

[@jorriffhdhtrsegg]

Read that wrong i thought people bathing in a cooling tower sauna or nuclear coolant. (Someone probably claims that has health benefits though)

[@spiritmatter1553]

@@jorriffhdhtrsegg Someone inevitably would! ☢️

[@gavinschall8879]

Absolutely love your videos, and your work! Please keep it up, and stay safe while doing so!

[@cheytee4379]

This is the best urban explore channel I have ever seen! Your videos are cinematic, you go over the history, you know when to leave and you guys don't goof off in dangerous places like other youtubers. Great job guys!

[@Collector3476]

You guys should go explore the abandoned Universal Studios Dubailand. The project stopped construction in 2016. The park was expected to have been completed by 2010 but that never happened until Universal Parks and Resorts announced in 2016 that Universal Studios Dubailand is cancelled.

[@personwitharat9039]

Yes!

[@kilrahvp]

As far as I know nothing was ever built other than the gate?

[@Collector3476]

@@kilrahvp I know but I really want Universal Studios Dubailand to be explored by The Proper People. The site shouldn't be in the hands of security since construction was cancelled in 2016. I don't know if it will ever be built or not.

[@spiritmatter1553]

@@Collector3476 Dubai's not a place where one would want to run afoul of the Law, though. Just a thought.

[@kilrahvp]

@@Collector3476 But there is nothing to see at all, not a single building was built, the only thing there is a small entrance arch. 2016 is when the project was cancelled for good but construction stopped basically immediately after starting in 2008 and nothing happened since.

[@jennapiper8591]

I love these abandoned exploring videos so much I have been watching you guys for a few years now and its so peaceful when seeing places others haven't filmed before. Keep up these great exploring videos!

[@rvman3359]

WOW, that level of power plant stripping was off the charts. I could just see the conversation now, Strip everything! Everything sir? Yes, Everything. Later at the plant, Bob what the hell are you doing? Getting the rebar out of the concrete sir!

[@AStitchTooFar]

I was at that powerplant in 1991 or 1992 when i was in the area for a geological survey. I remember seeing the smoke stacks inside, but I have no recollection of seeing the turbines. I do remember seeing a lot of ceramic plates for electrical insulations, it looks like the place was stripped a bit more since I was there. I took a few pictures, and can look them up if you're interested. It was my one and only urbex experience so I don't think I took a lot of pictures, but I still remember the smoke stacks and the desolation of the place.

[@garygrayson8586]

How about those ridiculous math equations in one od the buildings? Is it somebody with too much time on their hands? Or is it that complex..

[@Kendor67]

I've been watching you guys for a very long time, and I have to say I am extremely proud of you. Y'all have been bringing me to places that I would never have been able to see and for that you are truly my heroes.

[@ShukenFlash]

I travel full time for my job and I bought a camper so I can bring my mattress with me. Aside from just the niceness of bringing all my things and my own space with me, what made me start considering it was the terrible mattresses in a lot of hotels and airbnbs. Being able to bring my own bed with me is SUCH an upgrade.

[@joshroller9449]

I love how you can tell what was supposed to be where because you've explored so many power plants. They are some of the more interesting videos you make in my opinion - but they're all great! Love the old architecture and designs within the structure. A bygone time.

[@brettany_renee_blatchley]

Lovely architecture in both places. The power plant captured my imagination by far, and I really appreciate the photos of the turbine hall and control room in their prime. I've never seen such a place so "stripped" as this plant. The enclosed yet wide-open spaces and spans were enchanting to me.

[@ajs_baby1]

I could watch and listen to you guys all day. Love your videos! Safe travels!

[@mrcouchpotato7317]

AAAHH I'm so happy to see you doing urbex in my country. I'm a fan fro Spain and I always wondered if you would ever visit. There are some Spanish urban explorers but you guys have the best urbex content!!

[@anamariahall165]

Honestly can't get enough of y'all video. Thank you so much for doing what y'all do. 😊

[@markhenderson4204]

I appreciate your guys' respect for the history, and I love your historical snippets that put the sites into perspective!

[@civlwrbuf]

I fell fourteen feet 20 years ago and broke my arm in the process. It hurts just looking at those holes. Love your channel though. The architecture and low key music is soothing.

[@potatogaming6854]

These are the only vids on yt that get me motivated to do anything so thank you all so much😁👍

[@TS-yf2zf]

Some of that "crazy jibberish" on the blackboards was real electronics diagrams that will work, along with sign waves, fourth root & cube root all used correctly so I'd say whoever did it had a fair idea of what they we're doing 😉

[@w.p.958]

I also saw legit functions, square root problems, etc.

[@Pantheragem]

Even to someone like myself, it looked too purposeful to be all random jibberish.

[@TS-yf2zf]

@@w.p.958 yes, I have a very basic understanding & that is what I can see too 👍

[@TS-yf2zf]

@@Pantheragem ☺️ I feel like it was a physicist or electronic engineer who just wanted to get away from it all to sort something out, maybe 🤷‍♂️ They can be very random people

[@w.p.958]

Good guess! I thought that maybe an adventurous professor taught a math class based on the chair arrangement. But most likely, I think you are right!

[@lindsayhartje6678]

Your sound design is the best on KZbin. The atmosphere is 10/10

[@paulaburrows8660]

That opening was stunning. Totally unearthly.

[@jdakiller1017]

Just wanna say thanks for continuing to upload videos of all these places you guys find, been watching the channel for a couple years now and it's always a treat seeing videos from you two, amazing editing/music choices too as always

[@thehost9817]

seeing you guys upload is always genuinely a pleasure. I love urbex so much, but i've explored everything near my home within miles radius. Its always nice to see what cool things you guys find.

[@Ziimok]

I do love the whole exploring crew on KZbin but for some reason you guys make your videos very professional and serious yet funny sometimes! Love the edits and the details! Keep up the good work!

[@MJARTBYDAY]

Hey my 2 favourite explorers I always look forward to your new videos. you guys are the kings at urbexing .. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us all x

[@christophermoon3717]

F⁸ck yes! Watching when the sun goes down!

[@frankbaez9844]

You Guys Are One Of My Oldest Subscribed Channels I Love The Content And Videos You Bring Us Keep Up The Good Work!!!

[@BojarskyLeGrand]

Really nice! I really do love your videos, keep doing them as respectfully as usual.

[@mixedboi]

Finally in my Old country where I used to live from 1994 to 2006. Nothing like the feeling of Spain man, so much better than Germany. Difficult to find a good job though.

[@BigEvy]

I like watching all your content , but my favourite videos are the ones with industrial settings. Power plants , steel mills , etc . They are just so cool once they’ve aged.

[@cindyhenning7832]

I love watching you both! All the crazy places you explore it really fascinates me thank you 😊

[@jacolemartinez7314]

I've been binge watching your channel for a while now. I'm addicted!

[@harveykauffman1448]

Not sure if you're gonna see this, but heres an idea, next time you guys explore a place that had photos from when it was alive and working try to get photos or video from the same angle as in the old photos, just like a before and after, or rather then vs now, that would be so cool to see.

[@rixelieu]

The power plant has been fenced off since you shot that video. It's still pretty easy to find a place to jump over the fence, though.

[@derrenleepoole]

Excellent explore. But that ceiling in the basement of the spa! Wow. That power plant was a whole video two days explore on its on.

[@ErikVKing]

I really love that they scrapped most of the place. I hate seeing all of the places you guys explore with so much stuff that can be recycled!

[@FSAUDIOGUY]

We lived in Rota Spain for 3.5 years when I was a kid, very cool place!

[@billkalinest.luciert]

When you want the video to last longer. Great content.

[@AwesomeFish12]

It's nice to see a bit of the journey. Thanks for taking us with you.

[@proudnana6]

It's still magical! Look under the graffiti. It's not what's on the outside it's about what's on the inside 🦋

[@xochilguevara3429]

That ceiling was worth your noses suffering to bring us that!

[@joefranks4235]

Looks like a combination of algebra, calculus and trig. But of course, it's been a long time since I took those classes. Another good investigation guys. Looking forward to the next one.

[@engineeringvision9507]

Yeah it's all fairly basic stuff, probably just lifted from a book or something

[@stefan.5987]

The second part of the video... that is probably one of the most abandoned buildings you have ever done so far. And so untouched... Thanks for bringing us along. ✌️

[@Redrally]

The abandoned power plant reminds me of the Forbidden Explorers special you did on the incomplete Power Plant. The shape and angles of the building had its own ethereal attractiveness.

[@LouieArmstrong1244]

Great Work Guys

[@maryedwards1028]

My favorite thing to do is get Panda Express and sit down with my fiancé to watch your videos. We make it an inside date night! Can’t wait to keep watching. 😌

[@josericardogs1435]

Are you guys bashing the 115 hp car? Dang here in Brazil this is sportscar level of power lol

[@lifeofleisure8941]

Go to 26:31 look at the top left of the document. the ER.Z on the floor stands for “electrica reunidas de Zaragoza” :) Lol update.. I watched 10 more seconds and you guys figured it out haha. Nice video!

[@zigforjustice]

Including the original photos of the power plant was a nice touch. Really helpful in visualizing how it used to look

[@SpartanTemplar]

The fact that there’s such a market for the urbex videos and no shortage on content speakers volumes to how much we’ve abandoned over the years

[@spiritmatter1553]

I read once that half the buildings in the US were constructed after 1950.

[@ArtzyBettz88]

I do like old industrial buildings and the powerplant building looks cool

[@billykobilca6321]

The architecture and graffiti is AWESOME

[@crazycookingchannelWV]

Amazing video guys! Your videos always get better! Good job !!

[@nutzeeer]

you know what I would like you to just go and film all the grafitti art for a moment. these are really nice

[@tallat8888]

I was just thinking about your channel hoping for a new video and 💥 here it is.

[@shawnpowell9506]

I'm surprised that anything is still standing if it's been abandoned since 1958. Great find!!

[@pinballdan]

Look at all that concrete that place will be standing pretty much forever until it gets knocked down !!

[@mfree80286]

@@pinballdan It was built in 1870 and it's on it's own way down in a big way, there were some signs on the structure as they were walking through that I wouldn't have gone past, and I'm not talking about the collapsed wooden floors. Arches that are no longer in compression, diagonal cracks in vertical beams, a concrete pillar bowing into a hallway...

[@entertainme7523]

👍🏻

[@pinballdan]

@@mfree80286 Its in bad shape but still hanging in there!!

[@that1fiddy_916]

Awesome, You guys have the best videos!

[@nataliesmith303]

Such a great find. Thanks for sharing 😀

[@Shag471]

That room with the crazy mathematics equations on the walls look like it should be in a Saw movie.

[@fritzdecat]

Perfect timing. I was looking for something good to watch ❤️

[@clary98]

I’m from Spain and I have never heard of these places. Wow! Love your videos!

[@dianejordan5602]

I really like that you added some original photos of what the place looked like when it was in use. Love watching your videos 🙂

[@dadisman6731]

Your guys editing just keeps getting better!

[@RogerBergqvist]

How the Hellsing do you guys find these amazing places. Fantastic video! To bad it was so strippt and emty.

[@greghenrikson952]

Math scares me so much more than the usual "666" and pentagrams. It's like some madman tied down his victims to those chairs and lectured at them for days on end. They were begging him to be turned into a human centipede by the end.

[@OjoLoco26]

Bienvenidos a España y gracias por vuestro video!

[@skunktronix]

The Proper People theme song has a melody that's only 5 notes... and yet, somehow, it's still so iconic. 😎🦨

[@mary-maru]

The water plant was definitely my favorite, it's absolutely gorgeous in its decay, much less grafitti than the spa too~

[@cindystrachan8566]

Your comments about the car reminded me of the Citroen we drove around Yorkshire in 1978. It was a two cylinder engine and didn’t have enough power to get us up some of the steep grades in that area. They called it a Fart Box. But everything was an adventure back then.

[@catb-w5212]

Wow the baths was a beautiful building you could imagine how luxurious it must have been ❤️🐈 Melbourne Australia

[@georgH]

There even used to be a train stop at that Balneari, it was just a small platform for people to get off. Trains go through without stopping all day long

[@billwilliams9527]

Wow, thanks guys, love it.

[@lolcatz88]

Very interesting that the power plant was so thoroughly stripped out. It just goes to show how important and scarce commodities like steel is to some countries, whereas in other countries they leave most of the equipment behind because it’s just easier to get new stuff made rather than recycle everything…

[@spiritmatter1553]

Sometimes it’s cheaper to replace rather than recycle.

[@Idelia412]

Another great video from these guys who to me are the best video makers of abandoned places. Great work, keep it up!

[@AmbientWalking]

Happy to be on the move with you. It's always a nice adventure! Thanks!

[@petercutler6956]

Out of all the urban explores you guys are by far the best at what you do in recording history. I thoroughly enjoy your descriptive explanations and the trouble taken to show interesting aspects of architecture and design, I too thoroughly detest graffiti as it always detracts and spoils the overall impact of sites. I enjoy that you take your time and refrain from exploring at night when everything is lost to darkness. I only ask that you guys continually check and refocus your camera equipment, as so much detail is lost when images are out of focus.