Dying City
Civita was founded by Etruscans more than 2,500 years ago. Civita was the birthplace of Saint Bonaventure, who died in 1274. The town is noted for its striking ...
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Civita was founded by Etruscans more than 2,500 years ago. Civita was the birthplace of Saint Bonaventure, who died in 1274. The town is noted for its striking position atop a plateau of friable volcanic tuff overlooking the Tiber river valley. It is in constant danger of destruction as the edges of the plateau collapse due to erosion, leaving the buildings to crumble as their underlying support falls away. Civita became known in Italian as il paese che muore ("the town that is dying"). The population today varies from about 12 people in winter to more than 100 in summer.
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paoloagati
February 25, 2017
pure questa? potevi metterci il cielo viola o verde... così la riconoscevo meglio
Justinawind
February 25, 2017
Guarda che il cielo viola o verde era su Jenne, non su Bagnoregio :P Non ti ricordi più nulla :D
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