Where to stay

There are two options – stay in Civita village and experience living in an ancient village in a stone house or alternatively stay in Bagnoregio village to wake up early to catch the sunrise casting over the ancient village.

I am not sure about other accommodations but we booked Civita B&B through Booking.com.

The owner of Civita B&B is also owns Trattoria Antico Forno. As we were staying in the village across the footbridge, we were exempted from purchasing tickets to utilise the bridge by showing the attendant our booking reservation. I booked a room for 3 but he let us have a double-level stone house at the same cost.

Dinner was delicious at the restaurant as we retired for our night in the beautiful and spacious stone house. The streets are lighted with most people staying indoors. Though Civita village is an ancient village, there was a television in our accommodation and steady warm water for shower. I have to mention that I had a beautiful and memorable stay at Civita.

It is safe for late night walkabouts. If anyone heading out at night onto the footbridge, it is suggested to bring along a coat as it tends to be windy and chilly.

Not everyday is a Sunday. I have to say that we are most fortunate to stay at Civita B&B. On the day of our departure, we were still working out on where to catch the bus back to Orvieto. Our host overheard our discussion and asked if we would pay his attendee EUR15,00 to take us from the footbridge to Orvieto station by car. It was by far the best deal we had without having to walk through Bagnoregio village again for the bus.