Civita di Bagnoregio is also known as the“dying town. The tuffaceous hill upon which Civita stands is undermined by the continuous erosion caused by two streams flowing in the valleys below and by the action of rain and wind: thus it is crumbling away, slowly but inexorably. Today Civita is an enchanted place, where time seems to have stopped. From Civita, you can take a wonderful view over the lunar landscape created by the Calanchi (big clay formations rising all around Civita). The complete absence of cars makes the atmosphere inside Civita even more unreal. Across from the Belvedere, linked to the world by a single, narrow bridge 300 meters long, stands Civita, set gently upon its summit, with its tuft of medieval houses.