Last Friday I visited Cività di Bagnoreggio with some colleagues. A hill town like many around here; actually it’s hard to find any towns that aren’t built on a hill. The origin of this, as many others, is Etruscan. But the choice of this site wasn’t good as the city has been slipping down the side of its hill since mediaeval times; an earthquake accelerated the process by destroying the road. Today very few people live here, some of the houses are holiday homes; the only way to reach the city is by a pedestrian causeway.
The surrounding area is called Calanchi (bad lands in the US) and it is this scenery that you can often see in the background of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting.
Cività di Bagnoreggio looks unreal and with the mist just beautiful.
Stunning!
Nice pictures and beautiful, rugged landscape.
Wonderful landscape, and the way the citadel rises out of the mists is breathtaking.
Beautiful scenery. That road/path going up to it looks amazing… not sure I’d want to walk it in bad weather though!
The causeway is the only way in, it was a bit icy last Friday but they put salt down so it wasn’t dangerous. Christina
Oh, my goodness, it is gorgeous! It really does look like something from a painting. Or from another time. And having to walk into town would make it feel even more like one is going back in time!
Yes, that’s true; and the gate into the city is still there, so you feel you could be denied entry. Christina
Christina this is just stunning!
I am very lucky to live in an area where history is around every corner. Christina
How beautiful! How did you get around in the city? Was this city featured in the Twilight series?
It may have been, it has been used for several films. It is a small town, you just walk. Chrisitna
Oh my Christina, what absolutely magical landscapes you live with – quite breath-taking! Cività di Bagnoreggio looks like it should be used as a film set and the history that must go with a town like this must make it quite magical too. What a shame that the city has been slipping away
As for the surrounding area… I hear David Attenbourgh’s voice and I’m expecting to see geese flying into shot. Quite beautiful, thanks for sharing these images with us
Thank you Shirl, I’m so pleased you enjoyed seeing it. Christina
That first photograph is breathtaking Christina, I am glad enough of the town has survived for it to still grace the landscape. Such a beautiful area you live in.
Yes, like you, I am very lucky! Christina
Wow – how breathtaking Christina! A different completely setting but reminds me of Mont St. Michel. The practicalities of everyday life for the residents must mean a lot of careful and detailed forward planning.
Yes, indeed! Christina
What a spectacular place, even if it is half-ruining.
Wow! What a spectacular views! Thanks for posting these, Christina!