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it is not surprising that Italy is home
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to hundreds of the best preserved
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medieval abandoned Villages and cities
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in the world with such a long and
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glorious history ital's abandoned towns
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are becoming popular tourist sites
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because they provide visitors the chance
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to go back in time and experience life
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In traditional Italian Town many of
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these towns have kept their original
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buildings in good condition there are
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beautiful towns to discover that have
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been abandoned over time for a variety
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of reasons throughout Itali from the
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north to the South the amazing deserted
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ghost Village of CCO Itali is what we
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today you can still explore Ker's
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dilapitated streets and houses even
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though it was abandoned in 1980 the CET
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of CCO which Stands Tall above the
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surrounding terrain on a rocky outp
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continues to capture onlookers attention
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although Graves from the 8th Century BC
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give some indication of an earlier
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Incarnation CCO was initially
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established by Greeks in the 6th Century
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ad its current layout dates back to the
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Medieval Era the Normans added a
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watchtower in the 12th century and the
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number of Palazzi were constructed in
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the decades that followed the prosperity
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of the town fluctuated along with that
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of the surrounding area in the 19th
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Century it was affected by the turmoil
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of Italian unification and by the 20th
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century it had seen a massive Exodus to
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world but K's ultimate downfall was
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brought about by a Divine act in the
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Years following World War II kco was
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declared uninhabitable due to the town's
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perilous Hilltop location and the string
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of catastrophic earthquakes and
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landslides nearly all of the locals were
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located to a new community in a nearby
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Valley in 1963 and crackle was
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completely abandoned in
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1980 today guided tours let visitors
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Dawn hard hats and explor the ruins in
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close proximity its Advanced condition
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of Decay is visible there are towers
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without belts and rusting balconies
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where people used to hang their laundry
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the altar of the San Nicola Church which
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has an open name to the sky is sprouting
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the weeds more recently craco has gained
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notor as a filming location for the
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sequences from the Italian rendition of
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Christ stopped at the and for the
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purposes of the filming of M Gibson's
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Passion of the Christ Christ did
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eventually travel as far as crackle ital
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where the birth rate is currently at its
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lowest level since the country is
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founding in 1861 basilicata alone loses
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3,000 young people each year has a
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particular pancy when it comes to ghost
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towns kco was able to withstand The
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Invasion Tides brought by the
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Mediterranean when the last suitcase was
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zipped up it was only a few decades ago
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that the tale came to a conclusion it
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all started with Greek Sailors coming
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ashore during the height of the bantine
