Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio Day Tour from Civitavecchia Port

This charming little town was founded by the Etruscans around 2500 years ago on top of a hill formed by “tufa” stone. The area must have been really different in those days. The natural erosion and earthquakes have really changed the town, with a lot less space on the hilltop than it originally had. In 1695, one of those earthquakes destroyed the sort of natural bridge that linked Civita to the bugger nearby the town of Bagnoregio. The natural erosion hasn't stopped, and the sides of the hill keep crumbling down; therefore, they call Civita “ the dying city”. Civita, like an island, is connected by a narrow walkway to reality and to the surrounding countryside; it takes us far away, not so much in distance as in time...

A very interesting network of subterranean and underground galleries that criss-crossed and extended over several stories for miles. Originally excavated more than 3 thousand years ago by the Etruscan to tap the water. Afterward, became a refuge for people due to barbaric invasions. Then, in the first half of the 1900s used as a fridge.

From the top of the 12th-century tower, the view over the city and the surroundings is breathtaking.

It is a beautiful Cathedral, built in the 13th century and famous all over the world because of its magnificent façade with multicolored mosaic tiles, the chapel of corporal, with the holy white cloth stained with the blood of Christ, and the splendid chapel dedicated to Saint Brizio, Bishop of Orvieto.