While staying in Orvieto we took a day trip to this wonderful old hilltop town. It is truly a hilltop town now as the only way to access it is through a very modern, long and inclining footbridge. Since a major earthquake in the 1600’s the surrounding area has gradually fallen, eroded and shifted to leave this beautiful old Etruscan town balancing atop, all alone. We took a bus from Orvieto to Bagnoregio, the town down below. As the buses had stopped running for a few hours we, of course, walked. At first it was a little imposing to think of walking over this long, swaying bridge but oh well!

It is a lovely old town that is almost now non existent but for the tourists. The buildings look in good condition, except for those hovering on the edges. There are several restaurants and stores which seem to have come into existence since Rick Steves wrote that it is his favorite hilltop town. We ate a great lunch, toured around for about three hours then headed back for the long trek.

It is well worth the visit, but for anyone with health issues that limit them, I would suggest they might want to skip this one.