Repair works on a reservoir in Italy have uncovered the remains of a village that had been submerged in water for decades.
Lake Resia, in the north of the country, is best known for the church cape emerging from its icy waters. The impressive appearance has even inspired a book and a series on Netflix.
But with the lake temporarily drying up, locals have been able to see the last traces of Curon, a village that was home to hundreds of people before it flooded to create a hydropower plant in 1950.
Lake Resia - or Reschensee as it is known in German - lies in South Tyrol, the Alpine region bordering Austria and Switzerland.
Photos shared on social media show the stairs, basements and walls above what would normally be the lake bed, near the most famous tower of the 14th century church.
Luisa Azzolini, who is from the region, wrote on Twitter that it was a "strange feeling" of walking among the ruins of the former village.
The village of Curon got lost in the water in 1950, when authorities decided to build a dam and merge two lakes, despite objections from its residents. More than 160 houses were submerged as Curon’s population relocated, though some decided to stay in the newly created nearby village.
Nowadays, the lake is preferred by climbers in summer but also in winter by visitors who can walk across the frozen surface to reach the top.
Source: BBC
