The village of Fabbriche di Careggine dates back to the 13th century and used to be inhabited by ironworkers. It became a “ghost village” in 1947 when a dam was erected on the local Edron river and the village was flooded by the artificially made Lake Vagli. The lake has been emptied only four times since its creation, with the last being in 1994 – but Fabbriche di Careggine might be about to return to the surface in 2021.
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The rumour that Lake Vagli was going to be emptied out once again appeared first on Facebook. The society that owns the dam, and so the one that ultimately decided on whether or not to empty out the lake, then said that it is a very real possibility and that they're considering it as part of a plan to boost tourism in the region. This means that people will be able to visit the submerged Fabbriche di Careggine. It’s a unique opportunity to take a stroll around streets that are normally under 35 metric cubes of water.
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