This collection gathers places and events linked to water, from ancient aqueducts and fountains to nymphaeums and visits to water infrastructure. It is useful for people studying the history of hydraulic engineering or anyone planning walks along old water channels.

Places: Aqueducts (43)

• Acqua Paola FountainAcqua Paola Fountain Via Garibaldi, Rome On the slopes of the Janiculum, one of the most beautiful and evocative fountains…
• Aqua Virgo aqueductAqua Virgo, the last Roman aqueduct still working. The Aqua Virgo (Acqua "Vergine") dates to 19 BC and was the sixth of the 11 ancient Roman aquedu…
• Aqueducts ParkAqueducts Park - Via Lemonia, 221, 00174 Rome RM, Italy
• Arch of DolabellaThe Arch of Dolabella is on Via di San Paolo della Croce, on the Caelian, and you look at it from the street: free entry, no ticket, no booking, no…
• Arch of DrususThe Arch of Drusus is on Via di Porta San Sebastiano, at the start of Via Appia Antica, a few meters inside Porta San Sebastiano, and you look at i…
• BullicameThe Bullicame is on Strada Bulicame, with no street number, in the countryside west of Viterbo toward the Tuscanese. It's a thermal park of the Mun…
• Corchiano GorgesThe protected area of the Corchiano Gorges Natural Monument stretches along the course of the Rio Fratta, a stream that runs inside the gorge below…
• Corso Vittorio Tureen – Fontana della TerrinaCorso Vittorio Tureen - Fontana della Terrina - Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 241, 00186 Rome RM
• Cycling in Rome: The Bike Routes That Really WorkRome is not a bike-friendly city, and it's best to say so right away: cobblestones that make your wrists vibrate, seven real hills, a patchy networ…
• Fontana Beach, Sperlonga SpringFontana Beach, Sperlonga Spring - Via Cristoforo Colombo, 39, 04029 Sperlonga LT
• Fontana del MascheroneThe Fontana del Mascherone is in via Giulia, at the corner with via del Mascherone, in the Regola district, a few meters from the Farnese arch and…
• Fontana delle ApiThe Fontana delle Api is at the corner of Piazza Barberini and Via Vittorio Veneto, in the Ludovisi rione, on the sidewalk at the mouth of the stre…
• Fontana delle NaiadiThe Fontana delle Naiadi is in the middle of Piazza della Repubblica, in the Castro Pretorio rione, in Rome, and you can see it at any hour without…
• Fontana di MuroThe tiny oasis of 'Fontana di Muro' at Gricilli, in the area of the Bishop's Lakes, is a spring that gushes into a small pond of very pure, crystal…
• Fontanella degli innamoratiCouples who drink at the Fontanella degli innamorati will stay in love and faithful forever.
• Fosso del Norcino Cascades (Cerveteri)Fosso del Norcino Cascades (Cerveteri) - Via Fosso del Norcino, 27 - 00052 Cerveteri RM, Italy
• Lake Albano EmissaryThe Lake Albano Emissary has no public openings with fixed hours: the Roman tunnel is largely flooded and the Castelli Romani Regional Park lists i…
• Marmore Falls (TR)Marmore Falls is located in Marmore, a hamlet of Terni, along State Road 209 Valnerina, about seven kilometers from the center of Terni and a littl…
• Mola Della Corte – Settecannelle – Capodacqua Natural MonumentNatural monument Mola Della Corte - Settecannelle - Capodacqua - 04022 Fondi LT, Italy
• Moses FountainThe Moses Fountain is in Piazza di San Bernardo, in 00185 Rome, and it isn't a fountain like the others: it's the visible head of an aqueduct. It's…
• Nasoni (Rome’s Drinking Fountains)The nasoni of Rome are the public cast-iron drinking fountains scattered across the whole city, from the historic center to the outskirts: you drin…
• Piscina Le MuraPiscina Le Mura Via Piegaro, Rome Piscina di Roma Est, with a view of the Roman aqueduct. Admission: full day € 8, half da…
• Porta MaggiorePorta Maggiore is the point in Rome where two imperial aqueducts, the Aqua Claudia and the Anio Novus, cross together over two consular roads, Via…
• Porta MetroniaPorta Metronia can be seen for free from the street, in Piazza di Porta Metronia, on the stretch of the Aurelian Walls between San Giovanni in Late…
• Porta TiburtinaPorta Tiburtina, also called Porta San Lorenzo, can be viewed for free from the street but today you can't go inside: the Sovrintendenza Capitolina…
• Quattro FontaneThe Quattro Fontane are four wall fountains set into the beveled corners of the intersection between Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinal…
• Rivodutri (RI)Rivodutri is a municipality of a little over 1,000 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, lying at about 560 meters above sea level on the western s…
• Rome’s neighborhood fountainsRome's neighborhood fountains, the fontanelle rionali, are a series of small travertine fountains designed by the architect Pietro Lombardi and mos…
• Royal Palace of CasertaThe Royal Palace of Caserta is a historic royal palace, with an attached park, located in Caserta. Commissioned in the 18th century by Charles of B…
• Snodo MandrioneSnodo Mandrione Via del Mandrione, 63 Roma A large space right next to the Mandrione aqueduct, with music, theater, comedy…
• Terme dei PapiTerme dei Papi are at Largo Socrate Sensi 1, in Viterbo, and are a private facility run by the company Terme dei Papi S.p.A.: the daily admission t…
• Terme del BagnaccioTerme del Bagnaccio are at Strada del Garinei snc, 01100 Viterbo, in the countryside north of the city, and since August 2, 2025 they have been a p…
• Terme di FiuggiTerme di Fiuggi are two separate hydropinic parks: the Fonte Bonifacio VIII at piazza Frascara 1 and the Fonte Anticolana at viale Fonte Anticolana…
• Terme di StiglianoTerme di Stigliano is at Via Bagni di Stigliano 2, in Canale Monterano, and in 2026 it is open: it is run by Stigliano Servizi srl as a thermal hot…
• Terme Taurine and FiconcellaTerme Taurine and the Ficoncella are on provincial road 7b, which climbs from Civitavecchia toward Tolfa, four or five kilometers from the center,…
• TorpignattaraYou see Torpignattara on foot and without a ticket: streets, arches of the Alexandrine aqueduct and murals can all be seen from the public road. Th…
• Trevi FountainTrevi Fountain is the largest and among the most famous fountains in Rome.
• Underground Basilica of Porta MaggioreUnderground Basilica of Porta Maggiore - Via Prenestina, 17, 00182 Roma RM
• Via dei CondottiVia dei Condotti - Via dei Condotti 00187 Rome RM
• Vicovaro (RM)Vicovaro is a municipality of about 4,000 inhabitants in the Aniene valley, 45 kilometers from Rome, and you can walk around the village freely and…
• Vicus Caprarius, the City of WaterThe Vicus Caprarius, the City of Water, is an underground archaeological area covering about 350 square meters, nine meters below street level, les…
• Villa Aldobrandini in FrascatiVilla Aldobrandini in Frascati can be visited only in the park, only on weekdays and only after asking permission from the town's tourist informati…
• Villa Torlonia in FrascatiVilla Torlonia in Frascati today is a municipal public park with free and open access, with entrances on Piazza Guglielmo Marconi and on Viale Anni…