One of the properties of water is reflection.
This is Lago di Vagli in Tuscany. The construction of a dam in 1953 flooded the village of Fabbriche di Careggine and created this lake. The old village under the water becomes reachable when the basin is emptied for maintenance. At low levels, the church tower can just be seen sticking out of the water as shown in these photos from Casa Tusc
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Oh, poor village! It happens in so many places.
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Nice pictures. My favourite is the second one.
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Thanks Colline
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This is so eerie…I’m with The Wanderlust Gene on his thoughts about what we do so recklessly.
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oops..i mean her thoughts…blame it on the flu
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As she points out, it happens a lot around the world.
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Your travel photos KILL me. They make me want to pack my bag.
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I started to get the urge to travel before I was a teen – I’ve been fortunate in the travelling I’ve been able to do.
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Lago di Vagli. This must have been an extremely radically decision for the inhabitants. Lovely pictures.
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I would think so, but, you know, big plans often run roughshod over the few.
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Beautiful post you have here my friend ,I rally love all of it 🙂
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I’m visiting Italy, specifically, Tuscany, in Sept this year. I’m loving your blog! 🙂
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I thought you were going to France? 🙂 Or is it both? We combined southern France and Tuscany in a one month trip.
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Fabulous, I love the lake!
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And in Oz with Lake Eucombine, here in Sri Lanka, with Lake Victoria, Aswan High Dam, … – the world is littered with submerged villages, many of which emerge like wraiths after sustained periods of drought. In Oz I remember they led an expedition through so people could revisit their homes and community. So sad!
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Yes, we do these things – progress they say … perhaps.
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Well, I suppose, mathematically, philosophically, the good of the very many over the many, across the generations pips centuries or (what are thousands called?) of continuity, and tradition. I just wish we appreciated their sacrifices a little more, and concerned this precious resource!
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Agreed – recognizing and appreciating the sacrifices of others – never being able to return to your home town leave a hole somewhere.
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We’re as one … 🙂
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This is fascinating! Kind of sad, too. Great post, Lynne!
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Definitely something melancholy about the drowning of a village. There are similar villages close to home as well, submerged with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in the 50s.
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