Until the mid-1900s there was a small village inhabited by a few people, the village of Movada, which over time was swallowed up by water and abandoned, until it even disappeared on the geographical maps.
Until the mid-1900s, in Val Tramontina, there were three small villages inhabited by a few people, whose families had lived in those places for generations: Movada, Fleur and Redona Vecchia. But in the early 1950s, to feed the large Torviscosa production complex, the SAICI group (Società Anonima Agricola Industriale for the Italian production of cellulose) had the Meduno plant and the Ponte Racli dam built. The water of the Meduna river, rejected by the new construction, flooded part of the valley, forming the current artificial basin of Redona (or Lago di Tramonti) and engulfing the three villages that were on its way. They were submerged and then abandoned, and soon after the names disappeared from the maps. Some of the inhabitants found a new home in Redona Nuova, more modern, built on the edge of the lake; others took advantage of the lean severance pay to move to the city. Of the old villages, only the submerged ruins remained.
However, every now and then, in periods of particular dryness, these stone ghosts re-emerge, giving an incredible spectacle, as fascinating as it is disturbing. Although decades have passed, and despite the impetuous force of the Meduna, it seems that not even water can erase the history of the tiny community. Their story, and in particular that of Movada, is carried on by the Miniutti family, originally from the place, and in particular by Giacomo Miniutti, who, based on the stories of his grandparents and others, wrote the book "Look at us in the worst".
According to a local legend, there is another reason to visit what remains of the Borgo di Movada. The stories of the village narrate that the old priest, Don Basilio, born in 1898 in Movada, still wanders among the remains of the buildings to defend the village from erosion, preserving its history. However, an evil witch would plot against him, anxious to erase forever every memory of the town to punish its inhabitants for the support offered to Don Basilio.