{"id":4392,"date":"2014-10-25T10:30:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-25T08:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.italygreentravel.com\/?p=4392"},"modified":"2014-10-29T11:02:35","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T10:02:35","slug":"ghost-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/ghost-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunting ghosts in 5 Italian abandoned towns"},"content":{"rendered":"

How about visiting one of the 6,000 ghost towns<\/strong><\/em> in Italy?
\nWhether you are looking for a ghostbuster tour<\/strong> or a more detailed look before buying one of the ghost towns that are up for sale, let me introduce you to some of the most mysterious abandoned villages in Italy<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The ancient village of Gibellina, one of the biggest artworks of the world, by Burri, ph. by Andrea Cannoni<\/div><\/div>\n

Gibellina, the little hill<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Arabs gave this little village its name due to its position.
\nBut in 1968, Gibellina<\/strong> and the surrounding towns and villages were completely destroyed by an earthquake. Subsequent attempts at promoting its restoration in the hope of attracting tourists met with failure and was then completely abandoned after a flow of cement covered what had once remained after the earthquake.
\nAlberto Burri, one of the most famous modern artists of the 70\u2019s, refused to create a work of art that was to be exhibited in Gibellina. He felt he needed to leave a different kind of visual sign for a village that was under reconstruction. And the result was this: the cement work known as Cretto Burri.<\/p>\n\n\t\t