The construction of a hydroelectric plant in northern Italy meant that, in 1950, the village of Curon simply disappeared, leaving only the bell tower of a church “rising” from the lake.
The incredible scenery inspired a book and the series “Curon”, on Netflix, but temporary drainage made the place even more unusual – with the ruins of the small lost city emerging from the depths of the backwaters.
The flood occurred at the time contrary to the wishes of the hundreds of people who lived in the area, and the establishment of a dam to join two lakes in the region flooded more than 160 homes in the autonomous province of Bolzano or South Tyrol and created by the flood.
The current drainage of the Resia lake, however, today offers a new and even more surprising aspect to this story: photos show walls, steps, cellars and rooms that over the last five decades have helped form the bottom of the lake.
Several photos of the flooded ruins went viral on the networks, shared by visitors who were amazed at the new scenery that emerged from within the lake, located close to the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland.
“Curon like never before,” says Twitter user Louise DM, responsible for some of the most interesting current images of the village. “It was a strange feeling to walk through the wreckage of houses,” she commented. (Hypeness)
