http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/an_abandoned_village_in_italy.htm

This, my friends is the little ghost town of Bussana Vecchia. It was first abandoned in 1887 and remained as such until 1947 when small groups of squatters first started settling in the ruins. Despite numerous eviction attempts by the government, including the ordered demolition of stairways and roofs to make the buildings less habitable (!) there is still a small community of artists living there. There are other sites that show other pictures that really illustrate the size of this place. Its very amazing to me that authorities have actually been trying to get this place forgotten. Fucking authorities!