The Tevere (Tiber) is the third-longest river in Italy, rising in the Apennine mountains in Emilia-Romagna and flowing 406 km through Umbria and Lazio to the Tyrrhenian Sea. It drains a basin estimated at 17,375 km². The river has achieved lasting fame as the main watercourse of the city of Rome, founded on its eastern banks.
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Rome is the capital of Italy and also of the homonymous province and of the region of Lazio. With 2.7 million residents in 1,285.3 km², it is also the country’s …
List of sights: Andersen Museum, Appian Way, Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Auditorium, Aula Ottagona, Basilica San Clemente al Laterano, Basilica Santa Cecilia in …