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Tiber

You can get a beautiful walk in the evening capital along the Tiber. Inseparable from Rome, a muddy, slow river has a certain magnetism. I want to walk for a long time along the promenade, look at the water, admire the buildings in the evening lights, bridges, trees.

Tiber - river sanctified by the fate of Rome

The main waterway of the Italian capital, the Tiber River (Tevere), carries its waters from Emilia-Romagna to the Tyrrhenian Sea. On the eastern coast of the ancient Tiber in the VIII century Rome arose, an empire was born. According to a well-known historical legend, a basket with babies Remus and Romulus was thrown into the waters of this river.

Tributaries

At 405 km a river stretched - rough and gusty in the upper reaches, calm on the Roman plain. Many mountain streams and rivers flow into the Tiber. A number of tributaries the river takes in Perugia. Near the town of Basque, Paglia joins the Tiber, then Nera flows to the left, and Aya to Lazio. On the Roman plain, Aniene flows over the course - a river that filled ancient Roman aqueducts. Within the city, the Tiber diverges along the channels; the main part flows through the ancient Fossa Traiani. The river flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea at Fiumicino.

Tiberina island, Chestio bridge and rapids, photo by Sebastian Niedlich

The significance of the Tiber for Rome

Bridge of the Holy Angel

For a long time, the Tiber served as the most important transport route; thanks to it, trade and shipping developed. By the 20th century the strategic importance of the river for Rome was lost. Today it is used for hiking.

The Tiber offers magnificent views of Roman palaces, beautiful temples, bridges. It is surrounded by high embankments built in 1876 (floods often occur on the Tiber from April to November).

Tourist walks on the Tiber

The river divides the city into two parts, its banks are connected by three dozen bridges - old and modern. The bridges of Chestius and Fabricius were erected in the 1st century. BC. Even earlier, in the II century. BC, the Milvian pedestrian bridge was built. Hadrian's Marble Bridge has existed since the 2nd century. The bridges of Regina Margherita, Umberto I and Pietro Nenny were built in the XIX-XX centuries, after the construction of embankments.

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