Well, let's give them something to drink

In Rome you do not run the risk of dying of thirst even in the hottest months. There is no other city in the world that has 2,000 public fountains from which flows fresh and clear water to drink.We are talking about the famous fountains that are called "Nasoni" from their particular form.The Nasoni are fountains that can be defined "democratic" because you can find them everywhere: in the historic center, in residential districts and in the suburbs. They are made of iron and at its center they have a small hole (on the top) from which you drink if you cover the bigger hole with your hand.

During the hot days it is a real pleasure to drink the water of the fountains of Rome or fill your bottles. It is free, it is good and it is always fresh because of its continuous and uninterrupted movement. 

The most curious and rare Nasone is located in Via della Cordonata because it has three taps, from which comes the water, instead of the traditional model that has a single cinnamon.

 

Since the days of ancient Rome, the water and the fountains were the elements that characterized the urban landscape and the artistic and cultural heritage of the city.

 Some of the fountains were the ends of the aqueducts that were providing water to the city since the Roman times.   

The Trevi fountain, for example, is the Acqua Vergine aqueduct arrival point, while the Fountain of Moses or the Aqua Felix is ​​the the end aqueduct Felice. The squares and the most beautiful streets of Rome, the courtyards of the palaces of the most important noble families, parks and villas of great families have always had the fountains which were designed and made by artists and architects who have made the city of Rome the most beautiful in the world.

Just think of the Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza di Spagna, the Acqua Paola Fountain at Gianicolo, the fountains of Piazza Navona, the beautiful Fountain of the Turtles, the Triton Fountain and all the Baroque and Renaissance works of Bernini, Della Porta, Salvi and many others. 

All the water that comes out of the fountains of Rome is not lost or wasted because most is stored in large tanks in order to be used for watering gardens and parks of Rome.