Lago di Resia is an artificially formed lake on the site of two natural lakes in the Val Venosta mountain valley

Until the middle of the last century, there were two large Alpine villages on this site, with large stone houses, a church and a pointed bell tower from the 14th century. In 1950, they decided to flood them due to the construction of a dam - the country was in dire need of electricity. The residents were against it, but no one listened to them - mountain rivers filled the valley, burying 163 houses. Only the bell tower became the only reminder that people once lived here.