A medieval village that is “lost” will emerge from the waters of Italy’s lakes.
The Fabbriche village in Careggine which sank under the water of the artificial lake Vagli in 1953, according to La Repubblica, but “reappears” every time the reservoir is drained for maintenance work. The last appearance of the Tuscan ghost town was 1994.
On Facebook posts on May 10, Lorenza Giorgi, daughter of former mayor Fabbriche in Careggine, said that Lake Vagli would be emptied again next year. “I tell you that from certain sources I know that next year, in 2021, Lake Vagli will be emptied,” he wrote. Giorgi said that the news had been confirmed by Enel, who manages the reservoir.
“Regarding the restoration of the Fabbriche village in Careggine, a memorandum of understanding is currently in the process of being formalized between our group and the municipality of Vagli di Sotto to support the ‘Progetto Essere 2020 – Vagli’,” a spokeswoman for Enel told Fox News, via email. “The working group will begin to determine the feasibility of the project. Official communication will follow soon. “
More than one million people visited the area in 1994 to see the eerie remains of the village when the lake was last drained, according to Giorgi.
Lonely Planet reports that the drowned village dates back to the 13th century and was once inhabited by iron workers.
The village was evacuated in 1947, according to the Mulinoisola website.
