Rome's daredevil divers on New Year's Day

From 01 Jan 2018 to 01 Jan 2018

Daredevils plunge into Rome's river Tiber on 1 January.

One of the city’s most popular spectacles on the morning of New Year’s Day is the Tuffo nel Tevere, which takes place each year at midday on 1 January.

Immediately after the cannons fire on the Gianicolo, daredevil divers thrill the crowds by making the 17-metre plunge off Ponte Cavour into the icy waters of the Tiber below.

For more details of events and traditions associated with New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Rome, see our guide.