Civita town in Italy makes a living out of dying

The town of Civita di Bagnoregio in Italy, known as the ‘Dying Town’, is accessible only by this ramp for pedestrians and golf carts. — Reuters

Calling yourself “The Dying Town” may not sound like the best way of attracting visitors, but Civita in Italy 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.