Entrance of Civita di Bagnoregio
Santa Maria Gate: The Gateway of Lions
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Caterina Kossyvas

The only entrance to the village is a solemn arch carved directly into the living rock.

If you look closely at the sides of the gate, you will see two stone lions clutching human heads: this symbol commemorates the fierce rebellion of the local citizens against the tyranny of the Monaldeschi family.

Crossing this threshold means entering a place where concrete does not exist and the silence is broken only by the wind.

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