Is this Portugal Atlantis? Ancient VILARINHO DA FURNA Emerges when Dam Levels Drop

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I don’t know if we can call this village the Portugal Atlantis.

Anyway, during a particularly dry spell in Portugal’s Minho region, Vilarinho da Furna emerges from beneath the water to reveal its 2000-year-old bare walls.

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Ruins of the ancient Atlantis in Portugal, the submerged Vilarinho da Fuma

In 1967, construction began on a dam that would flood areas of the River Homem, and provide massive hydroelectricity to the region.

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The lost village of Vilarinho da Furna in Portugal emerges when the water level in the dam is low, so in periods of heavy drought!

Amid some protest, the Portuguese Electricity Company paid off residents to leave their homes, as the dam would completely submerge VILARINHO DA FURNA, a small village of 300 people. In 1971, the last resident left the town, and its barren structures awaited the deluge that would bury it beneath the river.

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The prosperous 2000-year-old village had been flooded to produce electricity.

In 1972, the town was submerged, plunging over 2000 years of history in the village into water. According to oral accounts, the town was founded by Romans in the 1st century C.E., and was prosperous throughout its history.

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The ancient village had to be flooded during the construction of the electric dam.

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Today, the barren walls, windows and doors rise mysteriously when the dam water levels fall.
A museum dedicated to the lost city was built in nearby São João do Campo, and other commemoration efforts have taken place since the town was flooded 40 years ago. And of course the village has became a diving attractions:

Recently, boats with transparent bottoms have also taken tourists near the village so the remains of the city can be seen and the history not lost forever.

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