Early morning view of abandoned, Appennine, village of Vecchio Connio, Carrega Ligure, Piedmont, Northern Italy.


The remnants of an abandoned, Appennine, village in northern Italy, where the population has left the, harsh, agrarian way of life, for better economic opportunity in the nearby urban areas of Genoa and Turin.


Size: 3216px × 2136px
Location: Carrega Ligure, Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy
Photo credit: © Dario Earl / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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