This week What's Up Tuscany will bring you back to one of our region's least known but more fascinating areas, the wild and charming Garfagnana. Almost a year ago, we told you the tale of the village that was drowned by the waters of an artificial lake created by a new hydroelectric dam and how it resurfaces every 20 years, attracting tourists from all over the world. Not too far from the "little Atlantis", there is another village that suffered a similar fate but had a very different ending. After being abandoned by its inhabitants, the hamlet of Isola Santa has come back to life after the owners of the ancient houses have turned the place into a distributed hotel, renovating tastefully the place and turning it into a very special place. The emerald waters of the small lake are full of trouts, the woods and mountains are splendid but the real treat of Isola Santa is the enchanted atmosphere that you can breathe in this village frozen in time. The tales and legends of this hidden gem of our region, where fairies whispered ancient knowledge and giants went out of their way to help people that were struggling to survive and plenty of practical advice on how to turn your visit into an unforgettable experience. Let us know what you think of this episode, if we missed something, if there is any way we could help you. It's exceedingly easy to get in touch with us: just drop us a message on our social media or an email. We answer to everyone - maybe not immediately, but we always do :-)
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LINKS TO SOURCES (ITALIAN ONLY)
https://officialfdnf.com/isola-santa-un-albergo-diffuso-che-ricorda-il-passato/
https://irintronauti.altervista.org/il-borgo-incantato-di-isola-santa/
https://travel.thewom.it/italia/toscana/isola-santa.html
https://www.giornirubati.it/borgo-delle-fate-isola-santa-in-garfagnana-lu/
https://garfagnanadream.it/storia/la-triste-storia-di-un-vero-gioiello-garfagnino-lisola-santa/
https://garfagnanadream.it/storia/il-monte-sumbra-e-le-marmitte-dei-giganti-luoghi-meravigliosi-abitati-da-personaggi-leggendari/
https://www.terredilunigiana.com/natura/marmitteapuane.php
https://iltirreno.gelocal.it/versilia/cronaca/2014/04/23/news/tornano-visibili-le-spettacolari-marmitte-dei-giganti-1.9096836
http://www.grottadelvento.com/ITA/home.aspx
https://irintronauti.altervista.org/antro-del-corchia/
https://www.tuscanypeople.com/antico-borgo-isola-santa-garfagnana/
https://www.isolasanta.com/il-ristorante-da-giacc%C3%B2
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g1537410-d15124339-Reviews-Mattarello_L_Osteria_dell_Isola-Isola_Santa_Province_of_Lucca_Tuscany.html
BACKGROUND MUSIC
Pipe Choir - Bom Bom Breakthrough (Instrumental)
Wayne John Bradley - Waiting (Instrumental)
Wayne John Bradley - Pick You Up
The Passion Hi-fi - Buried
Pipe Choir - Children of the Son (Instrumental)
Incompetech - Leopard Print Elevator
Wayne John Bradley - Blues Rock Original Instrumental
All released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pipe-choir-bom-bom-breakthrough-creative-commons-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/waiting-original-uplifting-indie-pop-style-instrumentalcreative-commons
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/pick-you-up-slow-poprock-style-instrumental-creative-commons
https://soundcloud.com/freehiphopbeatsforyou/free-the-passion-hifi-buried
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pc-one-children-of-the-son-creative-commons-instrumental
https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500077
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/blues-rock-original-instrumentalcreative-commons
http://www.pipechoir.com/
