About
This tourist destination was accidentally created by a devastating landslide.
Alleghe is a small village tucked between the Dolomites, a mountain range part of the Alps in Northern Italy, and it is located just below the large Monte Civetta. Alleghe was destroyed by a landslide on January 11, 1771, and 49 people died. This tragedy was caused by water accumulating below the fallen rocks that blocked the Cordevole stream. Five villages were submerged by the surging water, forcing over 200 people to flee their homes during the harsh Alpine winter.
