Top 10 Fountains in Trastevere, Lazio

Reviewed By VadimM67 - Murmansk, Russia

Any tourist in Rome will certainly strive for the Trevi fountain to throw a coin. To do this, you have to pretty knock. About any intimate farewell to Rome and especially in style of Anita Ekberg from the movie "Dolce vita" of the speech doesn't go many decades. However, there is an alternative. Aqua Paola fountain served as a source of inspiration for the Trevi fountain. The fountain has already been noted in the movie, in the film Paolo Sorrentino "Great beauty" (2013). The first scene with fainted tourist takes place on the Gianicolo hill near the Fontana dell'Acqua Paola. The reason for the construction of the fountain was banal. The Romans who lived in Trastevere and on the hill of Yanikul were deprived of clean water. Pope Paul V restored the destroyed in the VI century aqueduct of Trajan to provide drinking water to nearby residents of the city. Although Paul V himself believed that he restores the other ancient aqueduct, the Aqua Alsietina, so he mentioned in the inscription on the attic of the fountain. Part of the funds for the construction was collected by Pope through the introduction of a tax on wine, which caused discontent of local residents. The pleasure of gurgling water in the presence of a few tourists can be combined with music. The fountain is used in summer as a backdrop for performances and concerts.