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Italy. Basilicate. Craco. Close up detail view of some of the crumbling buildings at the hilltop medieval ghost town of Craco .Rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower and overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.

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Craco - Italy
Italy. Basilicate. Craco. Close up detail view of some of the crumbling buildings at the hilltop medieval ghost town of Craco .Rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower and overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.

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