May 27, 2021 · A picturesque body of water framed by snowcapped mountains, Lake Resia might strike the casual viewer as a beautiful scene typical to northern Italy. But one structure belies the lake’s strange...

May 18, 2021 · Repair works at a reservoir in Italy have revealed the remains of a village that had been submerged for decades. Lake Resia, in the north of the country, is best known for the church steeple...

Reschensee (German: [ˈʁɛʃn̩ˌzeː] ⓘ; Austrian German pronunciation: [ˈrɛʃn̩ˌseˑ]; Italian: Lago di Resia [ˈlaːɡo di ˈrɛːzja]) or Lake Reschen is an artificial lake in the western portion of South Tyrol, Italy, approximately 2 km (1 mi) south of the Reschen Pass, which forms the border with Austria, and 3 km (2 mi) east of ...

Jun 25, 2020 · Why Does a Half-Submerged Bell Tower Stand in the Middle of an Italian Lake? You may be familiar with the photo of a submerged church steeple arising in the middle of a blue alpine lake. It looks very picturesque, but the story behind it is a story of displacement.

May 20, 2021 · The St. Catherine Church bell tower emerges alone from Lake Reschen as it is drained to repair a hydroelectric plant that replaced the village of Curon 71 years ago, in a screengrab from a video, Resia Lake, Italy, April 24, 2021.

Jul 1, 2012 · A fourteenth century medieval tower rises out of Lake Reschensee, only a few miles from the Swiss and Austrian borders, in Italy. The steeple of the submerged bell tower is the only visible building of the once thriving village of Graun.

Jan 9, 2025 · The largest lake in South Tyrol, Lago di Resia (also known as Reschensee, Reschen Lake and Lake Resia) lies in the mountain-rimmed region of Val Venosta (Vinschgau) near the border of Switzerland and Austria. When admiring the tower from the shore one can’t help but wonder what lies beneath.

Apr 28, 2023 · Plan your visit to the mysterious submerged bell tower in Reschensee (Lago di Resia), Italy! Reschensee is an artificial lake nestled in the Italian Venosta Valley and part of the South Tyrol, Italy region.

Have you ever heard of the legend of the bell tower in the lake Reschen? This artificial alpine lake, located in the western part of Trentino Alto Adige, is located in the municipality of Curon Venosta. 6 kilometers long, with a capacity of 120 million cubic meters, the lake is certainly the largest in South Tyrol.

Lake Resia, the old town remains visible today only the bell tower of the ancient Romanesque church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria.