Fountains in Rome

Fountains in Rome

More than 1,000 fountains exist in Rome, Italy. A lot of them were built in the Middle ages or earlier and are still acitve. Among the major tourist attractions are Trevi Fountain (1762) and Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (1651).

This (incomplete) list contains important fountains in the city:

A

*Fontana dell'Acqua Acetosa
*Fontana delle Api
* Aqua Traiana
*Acqua Vergine

B

* Babuino (statua parlante)
* Fontana della Barcaccia
*Fontana dei Dioscuri
* Fontana della Piazza Colonna

F

* Facchino (statua parlante)
* Fontana dell'Acqua Felice
*Fontana dell’acqua Paola (Gianicolo, Via Garibaldi)
*Fontana delle Anfore
* Fontana della Piazza d’Aracoeli
* Fountain of Valle Giulia

M

* Marforio

N

* Fontana delle Naiadi
* Nasone
* Fontana del Nettuno (Popolo)
* Fontana del Nettuno (Navona)
* Fontana della Piazza Nicosia

P

* Fontana del Pantheon

Q

* Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi/Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi Unveiling (it Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi)
* Fontana della Piazza dei Quiriti

T

* Trevi Fountain (it Fontana di Trevi)
* Triton Fountain (it Fontana del Tritone)
* Fontana delle Tartarughe

V

*Fountains in the garden of Villa Medici - several garden fountains


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