Rome’s mayor promised that the Tiber would be clean enough for swimming within five years – a pledge that was immediately met with scepticism given the river’s long history of pollution and health ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tradition of jumping off the 18 meter high bridge into the chilly waters below dates back to 1946.
ROME, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Rome hopes to open the River Tiber to public swimming within five years, the city's mayor said on Thursday, echoing a similar initiative taken in Paris. French authorities ...