Driving time: 1.5 hours

The town of Civita di Bagnoregio reaches up to the sky from the tufa cliff where it is perched between Bolsena Lake and the Tiber valley in northern Lazio. The beautiful scenery, architecture, historic ruins, and artistic character of Civita di Bagnoregio delight any visitor seeking knowledge and contemplation. This town, home to St. Bonaventura, lies far away from the frenetic pace of everyday life and is certainly worth the drive. In the fall, when the countryside of Lazio is shrouded in fog, Civita resembles a village suspended in the air, like an island in the sky. When the soft light of spring melts the mist away, Civita stands out against the striking landscape whose chestnut forests are interspersed with clay peaks and barren, jagged ridges slowly eroding over time.

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