Hermitage

The Hermitage is the two-story house that Aelita and her father Franz used to live in. It is near Kadic Academy, on the opposite side of the woods. It is now desolate and damaged. In 1994, the house was raided by French government agents, who were sent to apprehend the two (why they apprehend a child like Aelita is unknown). It is unknown why the government didn't simply destroy the house, rather that damage it. In the backyard, there is a door that contains stairs as a shortcut to the Sewers. The entire property is guarded by security cameras.

Years later, the house would provide important clues as to Aelita's identity and a secret fifth sector of Lyoko. The Hermitage was where Aelita had intense hallucinations, including Franz Hopper playing the piano, an elf running from a pack of wolves, and government agents attempting to catch her. They led her to Mister Pück, a doll she got for Christmas many years earlier. The doll contained a locker key, which was used to get Franz Hopper's diary. Also, an out-of-place book on the Punic Wars was discovered here. It was this book that led to the code SCIPIO, essential to access Carthage, the hidden fifth sector of Lyoko. Often, Aelita will go here when she is upset or if she want to look for further clues concerning her father, despite the protests of Jeremie (even though in Wrong Exposure Jeremie exclaimed that he was desperate for answers so he and Aelita went together to the Hermitage where they found a picture of Franz Hopper and Aelita, also containing the source code for the Supercomputer Reboot Program).