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Sostila is a small town nestled in the hills below the foothills of the Italian Alps. The town is isolated and far from civilization.
Surrounded by a stone building gray and a wooden door and a balcony, the old town was abandoned populated.
Church towering peaks looked shattered and the building of schools with benches and tables are lying. While the books are open left his students still lying on the table. The streets are so windy and rocky and covered in grass.
At the gate illustrated arrows along the arc.
A place full of magical untouched for decades.
The small town was built in the Middle Ages, but the lives of their citizens ended in the 1960s. It was winter of misery plus the ruined streets and a hard life makes its citizens to leave the city to go down the mountain looking for a better life
That finally, Sostila turned into a haunted village. The house was empty, uninhabited. Only the rustling sound of wind and old wood rubbing is heard.
Italy has 15,000 uninhabited hamlets, one Sostila.
However, after decades of no life, now has a population Sostila. The man who has enough guts of the villages which has long been abandoned.
He lived in his grandmother's former home. He decided to "go home".
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Fausto Mottalini want to prove to everyone that human beings could live with simple things such as food, shelter, and above all is the fresh nature without contamination.
Sostila presents a beautiful panoramic beauty, fresh air of the Alps, pure green valleys and sparkling snow-capped mountain peaks like a drug for men aged 65 years.
After failing to settle down and not sold again as a doctor, Fausto decided to retire and live in the walls of the house ancient relics family.
"I was given the opportunity for my second life especially when it was fixing the roof of the damaged houses. Suddenly merask peace and silence of my soul. I am aware, this is my new home. Now, I am happy and satisfied," Fausto said as quoted by News.com. au .
Fausto spent his days outdoors such as walking, chopping wood, photographing seeking land for vegetables and fruits. He also enjoys the sunshine in his yard filled with pumpkin.
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When it rains, he killed time by cooking tomato soup, meditation, and writing the story of his journey in front of the fireplace. He now had plenty of time to read.
"I think the sentence underlines beautiful each time reading books and making notes. Brainstorm is healthy. I have to train both mind and my body. I'm free to do what I want. How lucky is not it?" she added.
Fausto Sostila leaving only a few times each week when he needed to buy something in a nearby town. Unlike the past, Sostila very difficult to enter, at least with the vehicle. That's what makes it unique, untouched by modernization.
There is no road to the village. The only thing is walking with stairs natural. Fausto leave his car at the bottom of the hill.
Ghost Stories, Fascination for Tourists
Nevertheless, he did not actually own. Every weekend, his nephew, Franco, dressed as medieval brings with tourists who want to know about the ghost town.
8 kilometer walk through the old building filled with twisting uninhabited.
"The building is exactly the same as when left to its people. They must have left in a hurry," said Franco.
Tourist arrivals are the only chance for Fausto socializing. People want to know it like to live alone in the ghost town.
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"They were shocked, scared sekaligu penasaraan. I think one or two people envy me, but not a few people who have the guts wish to join this my lifestyle," said Fausto regarding tourist weekend.
Folktales past become its own attraction for tourists and school children who spent the holidays make a fire in the village.
Fausto and his nephew often tells the legend of the village terrible. Witch floating, ghostly spirits in the mountains and setah hooded strolling in the village brought a candle from human bone marrow. The story makes the visitors shiver.
Fausto himself said he had never met with the ghosts. However, he would not mind if it met one of them.
"Every day is new to me, unexpected. I live with a sense of great curiosity and an open heart. I may be alone, but never felt alone," he said.
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