The aqueduct, rises at the limits Piazza Garibaldi - great for extension (about 100 mx 50 ) and one of the largest of the South Centre - was built , as the inscription engraved in inaugural stone in Teutonic character among its central arches , in 1256 , during the reign of King Manfred of Swabia . It is representative of the economic flourishing, demographic and cultural Sulmona had achieved...
This fountain which collected the waters at the southern entrance of the city, next to the oldest part of the city walls, probably already existed before 1474, when the captain of the city, Polidoro Tiberti from Cesena, ordered its rebuilding in the new Renaissance style.
The same Tiberti oversaw the construction of major public works and urban...
The stone fountain stands on a base made from a ring of two steps supporting the circular basin which has a profile of vertical grooves and recesses. A central stem with grooves and stylized floral elements supports a smaller basin, with the same ornamental motif as the bigger one from which the water flows.
There is an inscription, now barely legible, at the bottom: "Cive, Svlm. Aere. Pr....
Located at the foot of Mount Morrone next to the Abbey of Santa Spirito and the Hermitage of Sant'Onofrio, in an area whose holiness is confirmed by the presence of the Roman Italic sanctuary of Hercules Curino, the water of the fountain has been considered miraculous since ancient times. According to local legend, the water posessed extraordinary aphrodisiac powers and was therefore named the...
Around the middle of the 17th century it was decided to contruct a large fountain in the centre of the piazza which would be useful for cooling traders on market days. The contract was given to workers from Pescocostanzo however for unknown reasons work wasn’t even started.
Finally in 1821 the City Council decided to complete the work. Again the...
The fountain of Santa Maria Roncisvalle, or Spring of Santa Maria Giovanna, was known in the 14th century as the "fontana delli candulj" and is one of the oldest in the city.
Located near of the church of the same name, along the animal track which runs from Celano to Foggia, it is situated in a place which was much used by shepherds with their flocks. It is...
This fountain is situated in Via Probo Mariano, in the corner of the small square of St. Agata at the side of the demolished church of the same name, and is at the location of the ancient spring.
It was probably built in the early 16th century and was later restored (between 1585 and 1587) by the Lombard masters Francesco del Vita, Giovanni della Trabaia and...
The name of the fountain derives from the nearby city gate (of which now only the piers remain) which gave access to the district of the same name in the northeast of the old city. In the past it was known not only as the Iapasseri Spring or Fountain but also as "The Old Spring of Porta Iapasseri".
Located at the foot of the north-eastern section of the medieval...