Civita di Bagnoregio- CLOZE

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Civita di Bagnoregio is (0)___ tiny village (1)___ 120 kilometres north

of Rome. It was founded by the Etruscans (2)___ than 2,500 years
ago. The main piazza has a bell tower and a 13th-century church, the
(3)___ streets have beautiful stone houses on either side, and there
are ruins of Renaissance palaces. However, Civita can only be
reached by a footbridge (4)___ connects it to another small town,
Bagnoregio. The only (5)___ that can reach Civita are scooters and a
couple of tractors, which are used to transport building materials, or to
bring (6)___ for the small number of restaurants and bars. Civita has
only ten year-round inhabitants, (7)___ in the summer, this rises to
100. It became known as 'the dying town', because of the earthquakes,
landslides and (8)___ that have been threatening its survival since the
17th century, and it seemed destined to (9)___ a ghost town.
But in 2013, a brilliant idea from the local (10)___ saved it from certain
death. His idea was to charge people an entrance (11)___ to visit the
village. Visitors now have to pay €3 Monday to Saturday and €5 on
Sundays or public holidays. For a few euros more, they can get a
private (12)___ of the village, or a sandwich and a glass of wine. As
they walk (13)___ its main entrance — a huge stone gateway - any
irritation at having to pay quickly evaporates, as visitors are taken
(14)___ to the Middle Ages. In only five years, the number of tourists
has (15)___ from 40,000 to 850,000 per year. As the mayor says,
'Today Civita is not only alive, but it's keeping the (16)___ area alive,
too.'
A ALTHOUGH FEE MORE TOUR
ABOUT BACK FLOODS NARROW VEHICLES
ALL BECOME GROWN SUPPLIES WHERE
ALONG ENTIRE MAYOR THROUGH WHICH

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 Santo Stefano di Sessanio - CLOZE
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Another (0)___ has worked for the tiny medieval village of Santo Stefano
di Sessanio, 145 kilometres east of Rome. At the end of the 20th century,
the village was in ruins, with (1)___ 70 inhabitants. But in 1999,
Swedish-Italian millionaire Daniele Kihlgren drove through the village on
a solo motorbike tour, and (2)___ to do something about this sad
situation. He (3)___ by buying one house and quickly followed that with
another ten. He then (4)___ a deal with local government officials to
preserve Santo Stefano and not allow any new (5)___. In return, he
would restore it to its original state and give the village a (6)___ to live
again by making the houses into hotel rooms.
Five years later, the village was opened to visitors and (7)___ the first
'Albergo Diffuso', which means a hotel which is in fact a (8)___ village
with rooms in different buildings. Thirty-two of the restored houses are
now hotel rooms. Kihlgren buys (9)___ from local people in and around
the village, from the food for the restaurants to the accessories in the
guest rooms. As a (10)___, local crafts and the local economy have been
revived. In (11)___ of a recent earthquake, the village is now thriving,
and Kihlgren has since (12)___ several more villages, which he plans
to restore in the same way. Staying in Santo Stefano is like (13)___ back
in time. Walking back in an intense silence from a (14)___ restaurant to
the warmth of your own private, medieval house has a (15)___ and
calming effect. Where once there were empty buildings and locked
doors, now fireplaces (16)___ again and soft light pours through the
small windows of the centuries-old houses. Santo Stefano di Sessanio
is alive again.
APPROACH BURN DECIDED MADE SPITE
BECAME CHANCE DESPITE NOTHING STARTED
BOUGHT COMFORTING ENTIRE ONLY STEPPING
BUILDINGS COSY EVERYTHING RESULT WHOLE

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Civita di Bagnoregio - KEY
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Santo Stefano di Sessanio – KEY

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