Barcaccia

Travel

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 08/22/2018 - 10:00

Rome is dotted with fountains – hundreds of them. From monumental to small, the city’s architectural landscape is very much characterized by the presence of ‘…

Lifestyle

Rome Bans Eating, Sitting and Bathing at Historic Fountains

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 06/13/2017 - 05:20

[Really?! Women bathing in the 17th-century Fontana dell'Acqua Paola last summer in Rome.] Enough with frolicking at Rome’s historic fountains. Rome mayor…

Culture

Barcaccia Fountain at the Foot of the Spanish Steps Restored

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/23/2014 - 04:03

Restoration work on the famous Barcaccia fountain located at the bottom of the Spanish Steps has been completed. On Monday, Rome mayor Ignazio Marino and the…