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City: Bagnoregio (Viterbo) - Pop. 3600 - Alt : 484 m a.s.l. - Location: Lazio
 Description:
Agricultural town dominating the nearby valley. Bagnoregio has
Renaissance features. It has Etruscan origins, then was Roman
settlement and later Papal fortress. Bagnoregio is located about 90
km northwest of Rome and about 26 km north of Viterbo.
Sights and Attractions: Church of St. Agostino with nice
architecture and paintings • The "Porta Albana" (16th century stone
gate) • Civita di Bagnoregio (the dying town), a medieval small
village lying on a tufa rocky spur that owing to the erosion has
abandoned by people and now it counts only 15 inhabitants. It is
reachable by means of a foot-bridge connected with Bagnoregio. (must
see) • Palazzo Comunale •
The Cathedral • The monument dedicated to San Bonaventura da
Bognoregio
Museums: Museo Taruffi (historical cars museum)
Events: Good Friday: Historical-religious procession,
in costume, of the passion of Jesus, through the narrow streets of
Bagnoregio and Civita.- May: Walking through the Calanchi
(gullies)
- 1^ Sunday of June
- Palio della Tonna Characteristic donkey race taking place in the
central piazza of Civita di Bagnoregio. The race takes the name to
the round shape of the course.
 - July 15:
- San Bonaventura: celebrations to honor Bagnoregio's patron Saint.
Religious procession at night and fireworks.
- August:
- Civit'Arte: Review of text and music of international standard.
- San Ildebrando: celebrations to honor Saint Ildebrando with fair,
spectacles and fireworks.
- 2nd Sunday of September: Palio della Tonna, characteristic
donkey race taking place in the central piazza of Civita di Bagnoregio.
The race takes the name to the round shape of the course. (it takes
place twice a year)
December:
- Live Christmas re-enactment, in Civita di Bagnoregio, on Dec 26,
Jan 1 and Jan 6 at 5 p.m.
Market day: Monday
Typical products: Olive oil, cheeses, basalt stone excavation
and working, wrought- iron working and hand made cotta tiles
Wine: Est Est Est wine, Orvieto wine.
Surrounding smaller towns and hamlets:
Civita di Bagnoregio, Castel Cellesi, Ferento, Vetriolo
Neighboring towns:
Bolsena, Castiglione in Teverina,
Celleno, Civitella d'Agliano, Lubriano, Montefiascone, Orvieto, Viterbo.
 Nearest airport: Rome International Airport (FCO)
 Nearest train stations: Viterbo train station
 Public transportation:
Bus service www.cotralspa.it
Distances:
Florence km;
Orvieto km;
Rome km;
Siena
km; Viterbo 26 km.
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