The Bourbon Tunnel in Naples
Every year, millions of people walk along the banks of the Seine while the majestic silhouette of the Eiffel Tower gets bigger and bigger.
Passing by her, it's inevitable look up over its structure until you reach the highest floor.
But, Have you ever wondered what's under your feet? What will be hidden under the asphalt on which the most illustrious lady of Paris sits?
The same question was asked by the photographer ** Tomas Sentpetery, ** who, together with Nikon Europe, has developed this series of photographs, entitled 'Look Deeper', that shows what is hidden under some of the main tourist attractions in Europe.
What is in the depths of Paris?
DO YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING?
“There are more places than we can see with the naked eye”, says London-based Slovakian photographer Tomas Sentpetery.
'Look Deeper' juxtaposes images of what most tourists see when they visit a city with others from what is hidden under the soles of their shoes.
From the underground tunnels through which the London Underground runs to the Catacombs where the light of Paris does not reach, we discover the hidden side of the Old Continent through the Sentpetery target.
FROM THE UNDERGROUNDS OF PARIS TO THE CAVES OF GUADIX
Tomas' series of snapshots shows us **London, Paris, Krakow, Naples and southern Spain** from a totally different perspective.
“The place that surprised me the most was, without a doubt, Guadix. His landscapes reminded me of the old american westerns, the photographer tells Traveler.es.
The town of Guadix, in Granada, known as the European Capital of Caves
“Later the locals told me that many movies of that genre were shot there. It was great!” he continues.
The cave district, in the Granada municipality of Guadix, it constitutes the largest cave complex in Europe and in it live about 3,000 people.
It has 2,000 underground homes spread over 200 hectares, which makes Guadix known as the 'European Capital of Caves'.
In addition to private houses, there are cave-houses where Tutistas can stay to live an authentic troglodyte experience such as those of La Tala and Balcones de Piedad.
The inhabitants of the cave-houses of Guadix
**WIELICZKA SALT MINES (POLAND) **
If the walk through the cobbled streets of Krakow, admiring the Marketplace, the jewish quarter and the wawel Hill, you liked it, wait to see what it hides under the ground.
With 327 meters deep and 300 kilometers of galleries, Wieliczka salt mines they constitute an underground treasure, being one of the most visited places in Poland.
Krakow hides a great underground treasure...
Declared Heritage of humanity by unesco in 1978, these mines have a tourist route of about 3 kilometers in which you can see the underground lakes, winding tunnels and galleries, rooms with machinery and the impressive Chapel of St Kinga, decorated with salt
The Wieliczka Salt Mine in the Krakow metropolitan area
UNDER THE LONDON ASPHALT
under the hotel St Pancras Renaissance, in London, we find the Post Office Underground Railway, known as mailrail, who was active from 1927 to 2003.
The Mail Rail opened to the public in September 2017, forming part of the Postal Museum, allowing visitors make the journey of the old underground trains who transported the postal mail.
The London Post Office Railway, known as the Mail Rail
Tomas also took a tour of the London Underground, where he found the abandoned Aldwych station, located under King's College London.
This station was the last stop on a branch that was finally closed in 1994, becoming an ideal ghost corner for Filming movies, series and video clips.
Furthermore, Aldwych is one of the levels of the Tomb Raider III video game.
The abandoned station at Aldwych (London)
THE UNDERGROUND CEMETERY OF PARIS
As surprising as the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Elysées or the Louvre, they are the entrails of the French capital, that host the famous Catacombs of Paris.
East underground cemetery of 300 kilometers contains the remains of more than six million people.
Currently tourists can only travel 2 of those 300 kilometers, visit not recommended for claustrophobics.
The Catacombs of Paris: an authentic underground cemetery
THE BOURBON TUNNEL IN NAPLES
The one known as Bourbon Gallery (or Bourbon Tunnel) represents a vast sample of the last 500 years of the Neapolitan history.
This network of tunnels was commissioned in 1853 by Ferdinand II of Bourbon to connect the Royal Palace with Piazza Vittoria, close to the sea and the military barracks, so that it would be a escape route in case the city was threatened.
The works were not completed and during the Second World War, the galleries served as a hiding place from air raids.
Neapolitan history is also hidden under the city
The Bourbon Tunnel is made up of about 500 meters of passageways that today tourists who come to Naples can add to their itinerary.
Tomas Sentpetery's snapshots have made it clear that we still have many places to discover in cities that we thought we already knew: "I have thought about capturing other very interesting corners but at the moment I cannot reveal much more about the project," he tells Traveler.es. We will be very attentive!
The Galleria Borbonica, a labyrinth under Naples