Bridge to Civita di Bagnoregio Italy

by Joan Carroll

Title

Bridge to Civita di Bagnoregio Italy

Artist

Joan Carroll

Medium

Photograph - Photography And Digital Art

Description

I woke up in Orvieto Italy the morning of a planned trip to Civita di Bagnoregio to find thick fog enveloping the town. I worried that the fog might ruin what I had understood to be amazing views of the medieval hilltop town. However, what I found was the most amazing misty and magical and fairy tale view of this town, with fog enveloping the valleys while the hill town stood tall in the sunrise. Civita di Bagnoregio is an ancient place, founded by the Etruscans more than 2500 years ago. But the town began to decline by the end of the 17th century as a major earthquake occurred to accelerate the erosion that eats away at the edges of the town, while recent landslides have also sent medieval buildings plummeting into the valley. The bridge that connected Civita to Bagnoregio was bombed during World War II. Civita di Bagnoregio became known as The Dying Town, with a permanent population of only 10. The construction of a starkly contrasting modern bridge and a fee of 3 euro to enter the town have helped promote preservation efforts. However, a town that exists only as a small tourist haven is a rather bizarre Disney-like concept. If you want to maintain the romantic vision, the town is best viewed from afar!

FEATURED PHOTO, 1000 Views on 1 Image gorup, 9/19/19

FEATURED PHOTO,Landscapes From Italy- Photographs group, 9/18/18

FEATURED PHOTO, Self-promotion Skills For Artists group, 8/28/18

FEATURED PHOTO, Our World Gallery group, 7/29/18

FEATURED PHOTO, Lady Photographers And Artists group, 7/27/18

Joan carroll, rome, Italy, travel, tourism, old, outdoor, panorama, peak, mountain, morning, landscape, lazio, mist, picturesque, scenic, valley, village, viterbo, tuscany, tuff, sky, town, tufa, landmark, cliffs, clouds, cityscape, city, ancient, building, countryside, hilltown, historic, italian, dawn, etruscan

Protected with PIXSY

Uploaded

July 26th, 2018

Statistics

Viewed 3,383 Times  -  Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/22/2024 at 7:43 PM

Colors

Embed

Share

Sales Sheet

Tags