Silent streets, vacant houses and dilapidated buildings, Europe is riddled with eerie ghost towns….
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Frozen in time, Silent streets, vacant houses and dilapidated buildings, Europe is riddled with eerie ghost towns. From depopulated military and mining towns and drowned villages to age-old enclaves destroyed by war and disasters or desolate modern developments abandoned due to economic decline….
Humac, Croatia, A deserted old shepherds’ village that dates back to the 17th century, Humac can be found in the thickly wooded hills of Hvar island, near Jelsa. With its simple stone houses, tiny courtyards, narrow streets and far-reaching views of the coast and beyond to the isle of Brac, it is…
Humac, Croatia, Dried up wells, weather-worn wooden barrels and collapsed stone walls lie scattered around Humac’s overgrown lanes. As well as abandoned houses, there’s also the remains of a deserted village church, St John and Paul. The charm of this pastoral enclave has not escaped the notice…
Tyneham, England, Sadness seems to tinge the air in this lonely remnant of a pre-war Britain. Tyneham was a typical sleepy little Dorset village up until December 1943 when it was commandeered by the army for military training and its residents forced to pack up and leave. They thought it would…
Tyneham, England, Today, the lifeless village, with its overgrown grass and vacant homes, is still a military zone although it is open for tours. Tyneham has become an unlikely tourist destination for people wanting to walk around a poignant time capsule. Fascinating relics of the village’s past…
Sfentyli, Greece, You may or may not get to see the spooky form of the sunken village of Sfentyli in the island of Crete, depending on the level of the water in the Aposelemis Dam that day. Heavy rainfall in winter sees the streets and buildings submerged while summer causes the water to recede.
Sfentyli, Greece, The dam was constructed in this part of northeastern Crete in 2012 and the villagers forced to vacate their homes. Sometimes Sfentyli’s hollow and decrepit buildings appear some distance from the reservoir while at others they teeter right on the water’s edge. Then the red tiled…
Esco, Spain, Another village whose fate was sealed by the creation of a dam is Esco in the Zaragoza province of northeastern Spain. Today the deserted old village makes for a forlorn sight, perched on a hill near the Yesa Reservoir with the rugged Sierra de Leyre as a brooding backdrop. Inhabited…
Esco, Spain, A few hardy souls stayed on in the forsaken village but it lies mostly wrecked and neglected, explored by the occasional tourist. It’s a bleak but compelling place to roam around: rubble lies strewn across winding alleyways; roofs have collapsed; and broken beams protrude from…
Sanguinho, Portugal, It’s quite a steep trek up to the old lost village of Sanguinho from Faial da Terra on São Miguel in the Azores. The tiny and remote settlement died a death in the 1970s when its population moved elsewhere on the island to be closer to public services such as schools. Others…
Pyramiden, Norway, With its stark mountainous backdrop, the form of this well-preserved Arctic outpost appears even more chilling. The abandoned coal mining town of Pyramiden was once the largest settlement on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. A busy and productive place for over 50…
Pyramiden, Norway, Thanks to the amount of everyday artefacts left behind, Pyramiden offers a remarkable insight into what life was like for its workers and families. Inside the Brutalist block-style housing complexes lie discarded coffee cups and folded clothes. There are paperwork-strewn…
Spinalonga, Greece, Bathed in sunlight and lapped by the azure waters of the Aegean, this uninhabited craggy islet off the shores of Crete might look idyllic but it hides an ugly past. From the early 1900s, the 16th-century fortress of Spinalonga was used as a leper colony. Hundreds of sufferers…
Spinalonga, Greece, After a cure was found for leprosy and Spinalonga’s last shunned residents returned to health, the decaying fortress was left to crumble and its dark history remained all but forgotten until the 1980s when Victoria Hislop set her popular novel The Island here. Now tourists…
Spinalonga, Greece, Among its most poignant sights are the so-called Dante’s Gate, one of two fortress gates and the one that was used by leprosy sufferers as they started their new life within this hostile place. The imposing citadel was first built by the Venetians in the 16th century and later…
Poggioreale, Italy, Nature put an abrupt end to everyday life in the ancient vi
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