Cities that never existed but haunted the world




10. Brigadoon

The case of Brigadoon is paradigmatic of how an ancient legend does not lose validity and becomes popular thanks to tourism. The village of Brigadoon would have existed in reality, but disappeared in 1754 when it fell under a magical curse designed to protect the village from the English during the Jacobite Rebellion.

Legend has it that the village is visible to outsiders only one day every 100 years. Specifically on February 22nd.
According to legend, if, on this day, a tourist-outsider couple discovers the village, they may be invited to stay if their love is strong enough to be willing to renounce the outside world and live together forever. However, the village and everything in it will disappear forever if any resident leaves it.