The Italian peninsula is sprinkled with abandoned and once-abandoned medieval hill towns. In fact, there are nearly 2,500 abandoned or almost abandoned towns in Italy, thanks to earthquakes, poverty, ...

Europe is investing 20 million euros in these ‘forgotten villages.’ See what they’re like The EU is injecting 20 million euro into twenty one abandoned medieval Italian villages to attract new ...

An urban explorer has filmed an eerie town filled with abandoned Disney-esque castles, in footage that resembles a haunting fairytale. The Burj al Babas resort, in Turkey, was meant to attract wealthy ...

Across England are scattered the ruins of small communities, once ravaged by disease, famine and macroeconomic trends. One example is Wharram Percy in the Yorkshire Wolds, one of the largest and best ...

Archaeologists now have new tools for studying the development of medieval villages and the transformation of the historical landscapes surrounding them. Scientists have attempted to reconstruct the ...

Hidden in the Ligurian hinterland near Ventimiglia, a unique 13th-century stone village, Torri Superiore, was all but forgotten until an ambitious restoration project breathed new life into its old ...

For years, theories swirled about a “lost medieval town” buried under a grassy field in southern Norway. The legend attracted the attention of archaeologists, but early radar scans repeatedly found ...

The site of a forgotten medieval church was discovered north of Munich, Germany. Archäologisches Büro Anzenberger & Leicht GbR In a town just north of Munich, Germany, construction began on the new ...

Nestled in Italy, an abandoned medieval castle dating back to 1850 stands as a testament to history’s forgotten past. Its imposing structure is now left in ruins, holding the secrets of centuries gone ...

Archaeologists excavated a field in Norway after radar scans showed some buried buildings and found the ruins of a “lost medieval town.” Photo from Jani Causevic and NIKU For years, theories swirled ...