The river of Rome, on whose banks the Eternal City was founded.
Length
406 km
Source
Monte Fumaiolo, Apennines
Mouth
Tyrrhenian Sea (Ostia)
Continent
Europe
Countries
Italy
Did you know?
Legend says Romulus and Remus, the twin founders of Rome, were set adrift on the Tiber and rescued by a she-wolf.
Little-known fact
The small island in the Tiber, Isola Tiberina, has been a place of healing since a temple to Asclepius was built there in antiquity.
Highlights
- The river of Rome
- Linked to Romulus and Remus
- Home to an ancient healing island
Life in the Tiber
The fish and animals, waterbirds and water plants — including some of the rarest — that this water supports.
Animals & fish
Wels catfish
A monstrous European catfish that can top 2.5 m and has learned to beach itself to catch pigeons.
Waterbirds
Grey heron
A patient, statue-still angler that stalks the shallows of rivers and lakes across the Old World.
Mallard
The familiar green-headed dabbling duck — ancestor of most domestic ducks — found on waters worldwide.
Interactive · 3D journey
Journey of a river · source → sea
Every river runs the same great journey — from an icy mountain spring, down through gorges and looping meanders, to a wide delta where it meets the sea. Tap a stage to follow the water downstream.
Tip: hover to tilt the valley · tap a stage to float downstream
The Source
Every river begins high up — in a mountain spring, a melting glacier or a boggy upland. The water is cold, clear and fast, tumbling down the steepest ground of its whole journey.
Landforms here