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Tiberis: Rome’s riverside beach reopens for summer 2023

By: Wanted in Rome

Date:

30 Jun, 2023

Tiberis to stay open from June to September 2023.

Tiberis, Rome's artificial beach on the banks of the river Tiber, has reopened for the sixth summer in a row, the city has annnounced.

The free beach, located on reclaimed marshland under Ponte Marconi, is open from 30 June until 15 September.

The 10,000-sqm riverside space, first created in 2018, is equipped with around 90 sunbeds, 60 umbrellas and showering facilities.

È partita la stagione estiva di #Tiberis, il parco attrezzato sulla riva sinistra del Tevere sotto Ponte Marconi.

Aperto tutti i giorni (lun-gio h. 08-24, ven-dom h. 08-01). Accesso diurno a spiaggia e aree relax gratuito. Capienza max 200 persone

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— Roma (@Roma) June 30, 2023

"We want to make Tiberis an even more welcoming, comfortable, inclusive and attractive place also for its evening events," said the city's environment councillor Sabrina Alfonsi, noting that last year the beach area attracted a "total of more than 19,000 attendances".

Tiberis will have catering facilities and will offer beach volleyball, children’s activities, yoga and pilates classes and cultural events as well as live music and dj sets at night.

There will also be foosball and ping-pong tables, board games and wi-fi, according to the city website.

The beach, located between the S. Paolo and Marconi districts south of the city centre, will be open to the public every day including weekends and holidays.

Its opening hours will be from 08.00 to 24.00 (Monday to Thursday) and from 8.00 to 01.00 (Friday to Sunday).

Daytime access to the beach and relaxation areas will be free, while evening events will have an entry fee agreed with the city, with a maximum capacity of 200 people.

Viewed as a pet project of former Rome mayor Virginia Raggi, Tiberis has been continued for the second year by the administration of Roberto Gualtieri.

Tiberis is not the first man-made beach on the Tiber: in 2005 former mayor Walter Veltroni launched the Tevere Village beach under Castel S. Angelo, between Ponte S. Angelo and Ponte Umberto I.

For full details see 'Tiberis' Facebook page. Photo Roma Capitale