Rimini all year round

Pigna Fountain

This stands with its splendidly circular form beside the statue of Paul V on the square. It was reconstructed by Giovanni Carrara in 1543 as it appears today, which respects the original design.
The drum sustaining the cone is covered with bas-reliefs and dates from Roman times; the marble fountain basins are 15th century. Until 1912, the year in which the public aqueduct was inaugurated, the fountain was the only source of drinking water in the city, and its water is still enjoyed by passers-by. In 1809, the cone replaced a small statue of St. Paul added in 1545 and now on display in the Museo della Città. The beauty and harmony of its plays of water even enchanted Leonardo da Vinci, whose words are engraved on the monument: “Make harmony with the different falls of water, as I saw in the fountain in Rimini”.