Guided tour in Civita di Bagnoregio: the Dying City

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Civita di Bagnoregio is one of the most beautiful village in Italy, a wonderful example of one of a kind.

Bonaventura Tecchi, born in Civita di Bagnoregio in 1896, gave the most romantic and proper description of his hometown: “‘the dying city”.

The ancient village rises on a tuffaceous stall, which is continuously being undermined by the erosion of the two streams that flow in the valleys below and by the action of the rain and wind.

A narrow bridge, 300mt long, provides access for tourists and few remaining residents to the old town, where some remains of the medieval age are very well-preserved.

Saint Donato church was the centre of the urban structure of the city. Originally Romanesque, the church features a three-nave plant with a Renaissance facade, and it preserves a Donatello school wooden sculpture of the Crucified Christ.
Palazzo Alemanni is one of the biggest building, dates back in 1585. It hosts the Geological Museum of landslides of Civita di Bagnoregio and it is partly used for art exhibitions. Walking the nearby streets, you’ll find the typical low-rise houses with small balconies and little ladders: the ”profferlo”, one of the most iconic Medieval architecture.

Once reached the end of the main street, you may take a moment to walk along the East cliff and enjoy the view of the ”Valle dei Calanchi”, the latest trace of an erosion process started thousands of years ago and not yet finished.