15. Craco, Italy
Dramatically perched atop a steep hill, Craco’s medieval streets were once filled with life. A series of landslides and earthquakes from the 1960s to the 1980s forced its gradual abandonment. Today, Craco’s stone ruins overlook the Italian countryside, their silence interrupted only by visiting filmmakers and tourists. The town’s fate is a striking example of how natural disasters can swiftly erase centuries of community life.
