It’s Saturday morning in Civita di Bagnoregio, and the locals are patrolling the medieval walls, eyeing the visitors as they make their way toward the village. As the tourists get closer ...

Soar over the stunning, ancient town of Civita di Bagnoregio with this captivating drone footage. Perched atop a rocky hill and surrounded by misty valleys, this “dying town” boasts medieval charm, ...

Perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Tiber Valley, 130km north of Rome, Civita di Bagnoregio looks like something from a children’s fable or a Medieval painting. “This is a magical ...

The saddle that once connected Civita to its bigger and busier sister town, Bagnoregio, eroded away, replaced by only a narrow bridge. On my early visits, a man with a donkey ferried the town's ...

There is something oddly attractive about a place slated to disappear, and at first glance, Civita di Bagnoregio is just that: a charming medieval town in central Italy that, thanks to its geology ...

Of all the Italian hill towns, Civita di Bagnoregio was my favorite. But then it died. During 30 years of visits, I watched it wither. Its young people left, lured away by the dazzle of the city.