Civita di Bagnoregio

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

The writer Bonaventura Tecchi, who spent his youth here, called it the dying town: Civita sits on a crumbling spur of tuff in the Valle dei Calanchi, and erosion keeps eating at its edges. A footbridge built in 1965 is the only way in, climbing to the Porta Santa Maria and a grid of streets first laid out by the Etruscans.

Highlights

Porta Santa Maria, with two lions gripping a human head
San Donato on the main square, with its wooden crucifix
The Museum of Geology and Landslides in Palazzo Alemanni
The Bucaione, an Etruscan tunnel down to the badlands
Remains of Saint Bonaventure's birthplace

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.

Travel guide (Wikivoyage)

Civita di Bagnoregio is a small Italian hill town in the province of Viterbo, region of Lazio, in central Italy.

Text from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Events through the year

Processione del Venerdì Santo di Bagnoregio Religious · Good FridayCivita's Holy Crucifix carried on a bier from San Donato
Feast of Maria SS. Liberatrice Religious · First Sunday of June
Palio della Tonna Historical · First Sunday of June and second Sunday of SeptemberCivita's districts race on donkeys in the main square
Feast of Saint Bonaventure Religious · 15 July
Tuscia in Jazz Festival Music and arts · Last week of July and first of AugustConcerts, seminars and jam sessions
Feast of San Ildebrando Religious · Last ten days of August
Feast of the SS. Crocifisso Religious · Second Sunday of September
Living nativity Seasonal · Christmas seasonThe story of Mary and Joseph staged in the medieval lanes