Drained Lake Reveals Remnants of Lost Italian Village

The remains of a tiny village are revealed for the first time since 1950, as a lake is drained for repair works of a hydroelectric plant, that replaced the village of Curon 71 years ago, at Resia Lake, Italy, on May 16, 2021. Luisa Azzolini/Handout via Reuters

ROME—The eerie image of a church bell tower emerging from Lake Resia in northern Italy became so famous it inspired a book and a Netflix series.

Now the remains of the surrounding village, which has been under water for more than 70 years, have been revealed again.