Civita di Bagnoregio
Civita di Bagnoregio was founded 2500 years ago by the Etruscans.
Situated on one of the oldest streets of Italy, which joins the Tiber River and Lake Bolsena. Ancient town of Civita was accessed through five doors, but now the only access to the village is the port called Santa Maria or the quarry.
On the urban structure is of Etruscan origin, while the coating is medieval and Renaissance architecture.
Among the testimonies of the Etruscan period of Civita, the rock underlying the viewpoint of old San Francisco there is a small Etruscan necropolis.
Phase remain rather medieval church of San Donato, which overlooks the main square, the Bishop's Palace, a mill of the XVI century, the birthplace of St. Bonaventure and the port of Santa Maria.
Very impressive is the "Bucaione", a deep tunnel that affects the lower part of the settlement, and allows access from the country to the Valley of the Calanques.
In 2005 the town of Bagnoregio Gullies have been proposed as a site of community interest.
