A rental car or private transfer is required to reach Civita di Bagnoregio. The walk from the closest parking area to the town takes about 20 minutes, which can feel a lot longer on a hot summer day.

Visitors have rocketed to the Italian village of Civita di Bagnoregio in the Lazio region since the mayor introduced a 5 euro entry fee in 2013. Find out why so many find the fee worth it.

Some 20 percent of Civita di Bagnoregio’s land has been lost since 1705, most of it gardens and agricultural lands. But buildings have also been lost, like this one, now a mere facade. Photo by ...

With a population of only six, it’s been dubbed “the dying town”. But on a recent visit to the hilltop Civita di Bagnoregio, The Local spoke to one of the inhabitants, and discovered a fervent desire ...

Of all the Italian hill towns, Civita di Bagnoregio was my favorite. But then it died. During 30 years of visits, I watched it wither. Its young people left, lured away by the dazzle of the city.

Visitors have rocketed to the Italian village of Civita di Bagnoregio in the Lazio region since the mayor introduced a 5 euro entry fee in 2013. Find out why so many find the fee worth it.

There is no post office, no supermarket, no chemist, no hospital and the one school shut down decades ago. All that is left of Civita di Bagnoregio, the Lazio town founded by the Etruscans more than 2 ...