Starting from the 1930s, Calcata was gradually abandoned by its inhabitants on safety grounds. A new village was built 10 minutes away, Calcata Nuova. In the 1960s a bunch of artists, intellectuals, creatives, writers, and artisans, both from Italy and abroad, discovered the village and chose it as their residence, or as the place to open shops and workshops. Now about 70 people live there.
According to some ancient beliefs, from the subsoil of Calcata comes primeval energies, that fed stories related to occultism and witches. Actually, below the level of the ground floor, many houses often hide deep, once used as cellars or… tombs.
Enjoy this series of photos taken by me on February 2021.
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