Classified as one of Italy’s most beautiful historic villages, Civita di Bagnoregio will be vying for Unesco World Heritage status.  The proposal came early this year from the Italian Unesco commission and is backed by the Lazio region, where the village is located, and by Italy’s Culture Ministry. A response is expected in 2022. 

Surrounded by steep ravines (known in Italian as ‘calanchi’), Civita is about 120 km (75 mi) north of Rome, in the area of Lazio known as Tuscia near the border with Umbria.