Today (Sept. 12) we decided to take a drive to Civita di Bagnoregio – an ancient isolated town that is over 2500 years old. It took us about 1.5 hours to drive to this amazing location and it was worth every minute. You can only reached this town by walking up the pedestrian bridge that climbs to the 70-80m height of the main entrance. It was a steep climb, especially near the end but we made it up and through the gates.
The walled village was small with narrow cobbled lane ways that led around the old buildings. The main square was dominated by a church that was being refurbished. There were many souvenir shops and restaurants. There were also several small hotels so you can have a very relaxed stay in the village. We arrived early – around 9:30am so the foot traffic was fairly light. It was also cooler which made our visit even more pleasant.
After looking around the place (which didn’t take long!), we went into some of the shops and we stopped to have a coffee. It was super nice to sit and have a coffee, right up until I got bit by some kind of bug! That got us moving!! We decided to head back to the car and make our way over to another ancient town called Perugia. Our plan was to have lunch in Perugia but when we finally arrived there, it was very busy with Friday afternoon traffic. We decided to just head back to our apartment with a stop for some groceries! It was a very good day!!
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 