The picturesque medieval town was the scene of filming for several films, including Passion of Christ. Dating from the late sixth century, Craco lies on a cliff 121 meters above a river.
Pripiat, Cernobil, Ucraaine
After the Chernobyl nuclear accident radioactive particles spread into the air. Winds have carried them over the whole Europe and in Pripiat 30,000 residents were evacuated a few days after the disaster. The city was built in 1970 especially for workers at the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Residents were allowed to leave only with a hand bag. The rest was left behind. In the city, you still can find phones, books, clothing and other personal items of residents, making it look like a museum.
Kolmanskop, Namibia
After the accidental discovery in 1908 of a diamond, the small African town became a magnet for German miners. Located in the Namib Desert, the city has a German architecture. In Kolmanskop was made the first African X-rays device and train. In 1954, diamond mines have "dried up" and the city was abandoned.
Oradour-sur-Glane
Oradour-sur-Glan is a French city, declared a memorial to remember the cruelty of Nazi occupation. The city was attacked and occupied by a division of the German army in 1944. Residents, including women and children were mercilessly shot and burnt alive. Ruins of houses without roofs still standing. In the city there is a museum dedicated to those tragic events.
Bodie, California
Bodie, recognized as a historic place for the United States, seems stunned while since the last inhabitants left half a century ago. Some houses are still full of goods. A former gold mine, the town of Bodie had a population of 10,000 people. As gold businesses fell apart, become a ghost town.
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