Ghost towns and abandoned villages of Italy
Landslides, earthquakes, depopulation: dozens of Italian villages have been left to silence. Here is where they are — 4 we've covered, 22 remain to be explored. The most extreme undertourism: destinations where there's no one left.
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The ghost villages we've covered
- Buonanotte, il borgo che la frana ha congelato nel tempo
- Celleno Vecchia: il borgo di tufo tra il Castello Orsini e i calanchi
- Craco, il borgo lucano arroccato sui calanchi d'argilla
- Roscigno Vecchia, il borgo di pietra che le frane hanno svuotato
Still to explore
Catalogued abandoned villages (source Wikidata) still awaiting a guide:
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Source: Wikidata e Mete Nascoste. The abandoned points come from the open data of Wikidata (places classified as "ghost town"), combined with the destinations covered on Mete Nascoste.