Italy Restoring Ancient Ruins

"With 25,000 euros and 1000 hours of work, Maurizio Cesprini and his partner Paola Gardin rebuilt a ruined home in the medieval village of Ghesc, Italy. They hope other young families will consider their example with a plentiful supply of medieval ghost towns.

They also feel drawn to save the rich architectural heritage of artisanal stonework dotting villages throughout the Alps and beyond. Called "The Village Laboratory", Ghesc is part-owned by the Canova Association and hosts workshops so that college students worldwide can come and learn historical stone construction techniques.

The public half of the village includes a communal kitchen, pizza oven and concert spaces. Right now Ghesc (in local dialect: "Ghesio" in Italian) in the commune of Crevoladossola near the Swiss border has just 3 inhabitants. (Maurizio, Paola and their son Emil), but the four homes that comprise the private side of the town are at various stages of being rebuilt.

Biblical prophecy, the ancient ruins being restored and rebuilt.