For more than a thousand years, the Romanesque town of Sant Romà de Sau was standing in what is today in the Sau valley of Catalonia, Spain. It did so until the 1960's when the government decided to create a reservoir that would submerge the town. The residents left, taking with them their valuables as well as their dead, leaving behind only the empty buildings.
The creation of the reservoir flooded Sant Romà de Sau submerged the town, covering everything but the top of the town's church. The tip of the bell tower can be seen even when the level of the water is high. During drought conditions, when water levels fall, the rest of the church, as well as other ruins of the town can be seen as well.
During one of the dry seasons, engineers reinforced the church so it would remain standing, as it had already started attracting visitors to the area. Today, tourists often visit the Sau reservoir to see the submerged church as well as other ruins of the town, including an empty cemetery and the foundations of other buildings.
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