Civita di Bagnoregio

Braving the freezing wind, rain and snow, I made it to Bagnoregio (which got more snow than Viterbo) and then on to Civita with a small group of friends today. I had no idea what to expect, and while Bagnoregio was a fairly normal little Italian town, Civita was like it's own little world out across a huge bridge to a plateau with cliffs that dropped down hundreds of feet on all sides.  It is an old Etruscan town, and there is still a tunnel running underneath that you can walk all the way through that was built over 2,500 years ago. The one restaurant in Civita is run by a man named Franco Sala, and he was one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. He even knew where Oklahoma was because he had some people visit from there last year. He and his restaurant have been in Rick Steves's travel guide books for years and are on almost every list of must-see places, so it was pretty cool that I can say I've been there. There are literally only a few people who live in Civita all year, that is not counting the many cats that roam the streets. There are probably more cats than people. By the end of the trip we were completely frozen and ready for the warm bus ride back, but it was a great little adventure. I'd love to go back, but not until it's warm and sunny!

Here's a link to the wikipedia page for Civita...it describes it much better and there are some nicer pictures. Check it out.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civita_di_Bagnoregio