In the historic city center there are more than 200 nasoni and around ninety artistic fountains of different sizes, all of which supply drinking water.
Romans affectionately refer to the over 2000 drinking fountains dotted around the capital as “nasoni”, big noses.
These traditional column-shaped fountains are installed in many piazzas and streets in Rome. Their drinking water is the same supplied by Acea to the city households for almost 100 years.
Acea has always taken care of this precious historical and social heritage renowned all over the world, designed to bring drinking water to neighborhoods across the city.
In the historic city center there are more than 200 nasoni and around ninety artistic fountains of different sizes, all of which supply drinking water.
One of the most famous is the little wall fountain in Via della Fontanella di Borghese. Most nasoni are made of cast iron, but some are made of travertine marble and others are unique, such as the Fontana delle Tre Cannelle – in Via della Cordonata, near Via Nazionale – which dates back to 1872 and has three spouts shaped like dragons.