Environment and countryside

The Tiber is not only the river of Rome but the third longest Italian watercourse and one that leaves its mark on a large part of the country.

Its source is in Emilia-Romagna, amid the Central Apennine mountains, on the slopes of Mount Fumaiolo. From here it begins its journey of roughly 405 kilometres to the Tyrrhenian Sea.

After crossing Tuscany and Umbria, cutting through valleys and furrowing plains, the river enters Lazio where its riverbed widens and further fills with water, thanks to the contribution of the Farfa and Aniene tributaries.

Having reached the centre of Rome, the Tiber makes two large bends and continues its course southwards.

Arriving at Capo due Rami, near the sea, it splits into two branches: the left branch, on the Ostia side, forms the river’s natural mouth while, on the right, is the artificial Fiumicino canal with the small river port.