Everyone talks about the tourists, because they're what's visible, but it seems that the actual reason for the city being abandoned has nothing to do with the t

Everyone talks about the tourists, because they're what's visible, but it seems that the actual reason for the city being abandoned has nothing to do with the tourists, and everything to do with local law prohibiting people from living in available residential property: > He is also a member of ASC, or “assemblea sociale per la casa”, an association of local residents that seeks to give empty or abandoned houses back to people and families. While this is illegal, because the houses belong to a public group which manages them, it has also helped bring some abandoned areas in the city back to life.