A boulder sits next to a farmhouse in northern Italy on January 23, two days after a landslide sent several large rocks tumbling downhill. The adjacent barn wasn't as lucky. Markus Hell/Tareom.com/AP

A boulder rolled straight through the 300-year-old barn, authorities said. Markus Hell/Tareom.com/AP

The boulder that destroyed the barn, left, sits in the vineyard. The boulder on the right is said to be from a much older landslide. Markus Hell/Tareom.com/AP

Authorities estimate between 3,000 and 4,000 cubic meters of rock detached from a nearby cliff during the landslide. Markus Hell/Tareom.com/AP

The boulder that destroyed the barn just missed the house. Markus Hell/Tareom.com/AP