Italy's 'Dying Town' seeks UNESCO heritage nod

FILE PHOTO: A resident waves as she walks past the main square of Civita di Bagnoregio, accessible only by a bridge and known as 'the dying town' due its susceptibility to erosion and landslides, Italy, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO, Italy (Reuters) - Calling yourself "The Dying Town" may not sound like the best way of attracting visitors, but Civita 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.