Italian ‘Ghost Town’ Rescued by Instagramable Street Art Which Attracts Thousands

Italian ‘Ghost Town’ Rescued by Instagramable Street Art Which Attracts Thousands

Italian ‘Ghost Town’ Rescued by Instagramable Street Art Which Attracts Thousands – credit Luciano Magaldi Sardella via SWNS A southern Italian hamlet referred to as a ghost town is now attracting thousands of tourists by commissioning artists to paint more than 140 murals on the sites of shops and homes. It seems fitting that the birthplace of so many of the world’s great artists should leverage painting as a means of recovery—why should Rome and Florence have all the beauty? Stornara, in the Puglia region has suffered from a fate befalling many towns in Italy. A generation experiencing rising standards of living had fewer children, and those children, now grown up, are moving to the cities, leaving the small towns “crumbling” in their absence. Local artist Lino Lombardi grew frustrated to see his hometown crumbling around him and became determined to make it a destination worth visiting. In 2017 he created Stramurales, an annual street art festival that sees artists from around the world …