Tiber River
- Address:Rome
- Admission:Free
9:55 PM Sunday, May 27
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The Tiber is the third-longest river in Italy, rising in the Apennine mountains and ending at the sea at Ostia, once the port of Ancient Rome. It is 252 miles (406 km) long. The story goes that the infants Romulus and Remus were abandoned on the waters of the Tiber, were rescued by a she-wolf, and founded Rome 15 mi (25 km) from the sea in 753 BC.
The Tiber River has also been heavy with sediment and although Romans throughout history have dredged it, the river is now navigable only to Rome and not beyond. The port of Ostia was abandoned to mud as far back as 1 AD.
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This was a really lovely evening, great meal, good service. Excellent cruise up and down the Tiber spending time across the river to give all guests view of St Peters and Castel Sant Angelo. Additional to that some lovely singing and a great group of other guests all together. Really great evening that we felt was good value and well organised.
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Good dinner and nice dinner partners from Belgium whom we got to know. Interesting evening.
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This was easy to book on line. It was a fun way to end a day of sightseeing. The food and service were excellent. And this was accompanied by wonderful music. There was a great feeling of comraderie with the fellow diners. I highly recommend this lovely experience.
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The Tiber is crisscrossed by bridges, many of them modern, but three ancient bridges have survived. Ponte Sant'Angelo near the Vatican, Fabricius Bridge, a stone arch bridge from 62 BC, and the Milvian Bridge which was originally built in 206 BC by Nero but has been rebuilt many times throughout history. This bridge has become the romantic site for lovers to attach padlocks affirming their love.
