The
Clitunno, in Antiquity the
Clitumnus, is a river in
Umbria,
Italy. The name is of uncertain origin, but it was also borne by the river god. The Clitunno rises at from a spring within a dozen metres of the ancient
Via Flaminia near the town of
Campello sul Clitunno between
Spoleto and
Trevi: the spring was celebrated as a great beauty spot by the
Romans but also by
Byron and
Giosuè Carducci; in the 19th century it was planted with willows, and jealously monitored for pollution, it is open today as a paying tourist attraction.