What an eerie town. Argentiro was a small coastal town which was made up of old dilapidated buildings and new (built in the last ten to twenty years?) beachfront apartments which had never been properly fitted out. At some point this town had been abandoned and allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. Having "googled" it, I have since learnt that from ancient times to around 1960 the southwest coast of Sardinia was used for mining. It is now called "the silent coast," and this town is one of the many deserted villages marking a bygone era. Devoid of life and complete with swirling dust clouds and the hoot of an owl it was very spooky. The moment we stepped out of the car Nate started to cry and wouldn't be consoled as quickly as he might normally be. Claire reminded me that "they say babies can sense evil" and I was immediately petrified!
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