Craco

ghost town, Italy

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    Craco, Italy, was abandoned by many of its residents during the 1960s following a series of damaging landslides. The rest left after the devastating Irpinia earthquake of 1980. Craco is now a popular tourist attraction where parts of several movies have been filmed, including the…

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