In fact, there are nearly 2,500 abandoned or almost abandoned towns in Italy ... In the 1960s, residents moved about a half mile away to the newly built village of Calcata Nuova and soon after ...

Credit: Steve Meacham Perhaps it doesn't matter – it's just one more idiosyncracy of Calcata, a community the New York Times described as "the grooviest village in Italy, home to a wacky ...

Calcata, in central Italy, is a mystical, cultural and romantic place. It was the starting point of my artistic career and where I had my first exhibition. It looks like a typical Italian medieval ...

When freelance writer David Farley first visited Calcata, Italy, five years ago ... one could find residents dressed in Indian saris strolling across the historic main square.

VATICAN CITY — When freelance writer David Farley first visited Calcata, Italy, five years back ... one could find residents dressed in Indian saris strolling across the historic main square.

In 1983, as the residents of Calcata, a small town 30 miles north of Rome, prepared for their annual procession honoring a holy relic, a shocking announcement from the parish priest put a damper ...

VATICAN CITY _ When freelance writer David Farley first visited Calcata, Italy, five years back ... one could find residents dressed in Indian saris strolling across the historic main square.

Calcata Vecchia has gained attention as a haven for artists and creatives, drawn to its bohemian atmosphere and breathtaking natural surroundings. The town's crumbling ruins and atmospheric charm ...