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Italy s dying hilltop town seeks Unesco heritage nod
Landslides, earthquakes, cracks and erosion have left the town of Civita sitting spectacularly alone at the top of a spur.PHOTO: REUTERS
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Italy’s ‘Dying Town’ seeks UNESCO heritage listing
Reuters, CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO, Italy
Calling yourself “The Dying Town” might not sound like the best way of attracting visitors, but Civita di Bagnoregio has learned to make a living out of dying.
It has resisted definitive death for so long that Italy has nominated it and the surrounding area of stark cliffs and valleys known as “badlands” to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Centuries ago, the town was much larger and connected by road to other settlements, but landslides, earthquakes, cracks and erosion have reduced its size dramatically and left it sitting spectacularly alone at the top of a spur.
The Globe and Mail Emily G Roe and Cristiano Corvino CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO, Italy Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account
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Calling yourself “the dying town” may not sound like the best way of attracting visitors, but Civita has learned to make a living out of dying.
And it has resisted definitive death for so long that Italy has nominated it and the surrounding area of stark cliffs and valleys known as “badlands” to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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