It could be custom-made for Instagram. So far, so idyllic. But what makes Civita really unique is that it is perhaps Italy’s only destination to have deliberately created overtourism – and is ...

Like many rural villages in Italy, this 300 by 500-foot town was at risk of disappearing—until the world’s curiosity caught up to it. The Italian village of Civita di Bagnoregio is disappearing.

For now, though, Civita di Bagnoregio endures — and entices. It remains one of the most romantic, enigmatic settings in Italy ...

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 ...

As I enjoy the picture-perfect panorama of Civita from across the canyon, I get nostalgic, recalling this precious chip of Italy when it was a traffic-free community with a grow-it-in-the-valley ...

but Civita has learned to make a living out of dying. And it has resisted definitive death for so long that Italy has nominated it and the surrounding area of stark cliffs and valleys known as ...

CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO, ITALY—It’s been dubbed “the dying city.” But, as a “city,” it has already died. Ravaged by wind, rain, occasional landslides and a disastrous earthquake in 1695 ...

Calling yourself “The Dying Town” may not sound like the best way of attracting visitors, but Civita in Italy has learned to make a living out of dying. And it has resisted definitive death ...

There are no lists of attractions, orientation tours or museum hours. It's just Italy. Civita is an artist's dream, a town in the nude. Each lane and footpath holds a surprise. Ivy drapes over ...

Here’s one of my favorite European memories from Italy — a reminder of the fun that awaits us at the other end of this crisis. Of all the Italian hill towns, Civita di Bagnoregio was my favorite.