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A compact historic Italian village on a hill, with stone houses, a tower, fields below and a winding access road
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Why Italy Has So Many Historic Villages: Geography, Defence and Rural Depopulation

Italy’s historic villages were not built to look picturesque. They emerged from geography, security, farming, medieval power and routes of communication. Many lost residents during the twentieth century; today some are seeking a new role between tourism, distant services and environmental vulnerabil...
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