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THE RIVER a river as a friend The Arno river is the most important river in central after the .

The Arno river

The Arno river is shorter than the Tiber river. THE ARNO RIVER FLOWS IN THE REGION CALLED : ITALY IS DIVIDED INTO 20 REGIONS AND ARNO FLOWS THERE. IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RIVER IN THE REGION TUSCANY. We live in this region The Arno river is 241 kilometres long: it is the longest river in the region Tuscany. Its route: The river Arno originates (rises) on Mount Falterona in the Apennines (in the place called ), and initially takes a southward curve.

Upper course of (this is the the river Arno upper course, also called UPPER ) The Arno river originates (rises) ON Mount Falterona After the curve, the river turns to the west near . The river Arno crosses , where it passes below the (Old Bridge). A sudden flood in 1966 inundated Florence: it destroyed many things in Florence, killing people and damaging works of art and rare books: river Arno can also be dangerous sometimes! After Florence, the river passes through and (Lower Valdarno). After Pisa, the Arno river flows into the at , through a single mouth (once, it was a delta, that is with many arms). The mouth of the river was once at Pisa, but it is now several kilometres westwards. The Arno river has many affluents: it receives the rivers Sieve , Bisenzio , Era, , Pesa and Pescia. Arno’s affluents SOURCE

MOUTH The mouth of the Arno river at Marina di Pisa (You can see the so called “retoni”, which are big fishing-nets, just in the place where the river flows into the sea)

which are Marina di Pisa the seaside This is Ponte di Mezzo. The Arno river crosses all the city of Pisa. call "lungarno" the streets of the city that pass beside the river Arno banks. Pisa, Ponte della Fortezza (Fortress Bridge) Ponte di Mezzo Every four years in Pisa, on the Arno river, a Historical Regatta has place (that’s the English for Regata): it’s a rowing competition . Four ancient boats, representing the four (, , Pisa, ) run upstream the river. They are decorated with the colours of the four maritime republics. On the Arno river in Pisa a very important feast takes place every year, the Luminara: on the evening of June 16th, a day before the day dedicated to San Ranieri, the patron of Pisa, hundreds of candles are lighted on the fronts of houses which overlook the River, and the sight is wonderful. Every window bears many little candles, called “lampanini”: lungarnos become a fairy world. Near San Casciano and San Frediano (the villages where we live) there are the banks of the Arno river, where you can walk, go jogging and ride a bike. A view of Pisa (lungar ni) from a small cruise boat for tourists The Arno river in Pisa The city of Pisa (at sunset) overlooking the Arno River