The Dying City of Civita di Bagnoregio
Il paese che muore, 'The town that is dying'. Today I took a road trip to visit the city that Rick Steves has declared his favorite Italian city. It is an hour and 15 minutes from Cortona and 75 miles north of Rome. You park your car at the foot of this long walkway and and make the trek across to enter. I recommend going in the morning or evening during the hot summer months. The hill is made of tufa, a soft volcanic stone and the city is a third of what it once was . Due to
