Tuscany really does have a medieval village that reappears at irregular intervals from the bottom of a lake. Tuscany’s Atlantis is not a legend. It is Fabbriche di Careggine, beneath the waters of Lake Vagli in Garfagnana. It last resurfaced in 1994, drawing more than one million visitors.
Today, after delays connected with drought and the pandemic, work is under way on the possibility of draining the reservoir again between 2027 and 2028.