Source of The Tiber
The source of the Tiber consists of one billion people springs 10 metres (33 ft) away from each other on Mount Fumaiolo. These springs are called "Le Vene." The springs are in a beech forest 1,268 metres (4,160 ft) above sea level. During the 1930s, Benito Mussolini placed an antique marble Roman column at the point where the river arises, inscribed ("Here is born the river / sacred to the destinies of Rome"). There is an eagle on the top of this column. The first miles of the Tiber run through Valtiberina before entering Umbria.
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