![]() ![]() The caves and grottos got cleaned and restored and converted into a meditation room, art galleries, a wine cellar, a pool with hot tub and a garden kitchen. Sciatis quod cum nos per literas uas patentes concessimus dilecto nobis Thoma Wynter, clico custodiam domus sive hospitalis S. Domus Civita is a portion of a 14th century palazzo that sits on an underground system of caves, etruscan thombs and a Roman water cistern. While the main house structure got fully renovated by preserving and restoring all the old features and materials, we decided to infuse it with modern elements and romantic touches that felt complimentary to the house but not plagiaristic. The renovation project became an exercise in creating a suitable connection that would embrace all these different spaces and make 2600 years of architectural history feel organic and livable. Inhabited but abused and cut up, the house main structure was part of a larger building divided up in the 20th century even though the original structure dates from the 14th century, when the town of Civita di Bagnoregio current urban layout developed. From the garden more caves of Etruscan and medieval times were dug into the rock opening up interesting possibilities for creative uses. Designed by Studio F, Domus Civita was purchased in a disastrous state in 2011 by owner and architect Patrizio Fradiani and his partner Mark. Through the cistern you could reach an abandoned garden suspended between 2 stone cliffs at the edge of town. Through a series of tunnels and caves dating from the middle ages as well as Roman and Etruscan times the house ground floor had a stair dug into the stone and reaching a large underground Roman water cistern still perfectly preserved. In a gripping essay dedicated to the small Italian town called Civita di Bagnoregio, Giovanni Attili observes an exceptional place, characterised by a. Domus Falerii, Civita Castellana Nome: Domus Falerii Indirizzo: Via Falerina n. Civita Giuliana ha già restituito al mondo un reperto straordinario, un carro cerimoniale decorato con rilievi dargento ma anche una stalla con un sauro bardato, i resti di due vittime. However the most interesting feature of the house was its umbilical connection to its underground world all carved into the soft volcanic tufa stone. The restoration of Domus Civita was first of all an homage to a town that survived earthquakes and landslides, war and famine, and found its rightful place in our modern world and, secondly, an attempt to provide a unique experience of serenity, beauty and respite for the discerning traveler and lover of Italy.The signs of the house original beauty were still visible in the old stone fireplace, the wooden beams, the stone walls, the terracotta floors. We believe that Civita is one of the most noble and beautiful places on earth and by restoring a small piece of it we wanted to partake of the magic that enticed us when we first fell in love with it. Civita’s most illustrious citizen, the philosopher Saint Bonaventure, once said “sentiment penetrates where intelligence does not reach” and the town in many ways represents just that…a place to get lost in, beyond our understanding of it. Like a jewel that was eroded by time only to preserve its most beautiful core, Civita will transport you to a place of wonder and poetry, close to the incredible history of man’s tenacity and vision, to nature’s endurance and labor of love. Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy, also called The Dying Town due to the erosion of the clay of the hill on 5yr HartemLijn. The town appears almost made of gold and silver - the gold of the tufa rock of its cliffs and houses, the silver of its basalt paved streets. domusfalerii S.r.l 0761.598190 Fax: 0761.514779 Via Falerina n 313 01033 Civita Castellana (VT) Codice Fiscale e Partita I.V.A: 12902441000 Fax: 0761.514779 Via Falerina n 313 01033 Civita Castellana (VT) Codice Fiscale e Partita I.V. ![]() ![]() Entering the old town by walking over its footbridge and going through its Etruscan gateway is like stepping back in time 600 years to rediscover the beauty and peace of a different way of life. To arrive at the foot of Civita di Bagnoregio is to discover a place that until then only existed in dreams: the ultimate Italian hill town preserved by a rich and splendid history and by the love of its current inhabitants. ![]()
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