{"id":14744,"date":"2020-03-18T15:56:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T14:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/new\/?p=14744"},"modified":"2020-04-08T11:14:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T09:14:25","slug":"water-sources-fountains-and-wash-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/en\/water-sources-fountains-and-wash-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Water sources, fountains and wash houses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If one wonders what do water sources, fountains and\nwash houses have in common, he probably believes that water, history,\ntradition, art and culture \u2013 in a word: a patrimony &#8211; are not enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a lot of culture and centuries of history\nbehind each of them. Sources, fountains and wash houses are tangible signs of\nthe way our towns and cities developed, because around water sources rose and\ngrew their original nuclei; they are signs of the geological structure of our\nterritory and of mankind\u2019s skilful work to exploit their water wealth and\nprevent their ruin; often surrounded by a luxurious natural environment, they\nhosted an incredible and incomparable variety of life forms, and sometimes imposing\narchitectural and urban elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bridges, monuments, churches, castles, walls around little hamlets grasping their hills, paintings, graves and many more other things are fragments of life entrusted by history to a territory, and should be carefully cared after, in order to prevent the action of time on them. We have plenty in our region, and highlighting some does not mean we underrate the others. Each photograph we took captured something we noticed while walking in the streets and the squares of our region during our work travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fountain of the Carpegna princes in Carpegna (PU)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.00.17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.00.17.png 570w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.00.17-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.00.17-566x457.png 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a scenographic fountain whose basin is an ancient sepulchre, dug in a limestone monolith, recovered many centuries before and not yet dated, containing the body of a giant mysterious warrior armed with a shield and a sword. Its cover, rich with ancient carved characters, was unfortunately lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fountain in Republic Square in Urbino (PU)&nbsp; <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Urbino-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Urbino-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Urbino-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Urbino-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Urbino-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Urbino-566x377.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Urbino.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed by Diomede Catalucci in 1908, it was removed in 1927 and put in place again in the nineties. Now it dominates the centre of the square and is used by the neo-graduated students of the University for the liberatory rite of the graduation bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fountain in Matteotti Square, in the historical centre of Cagli (PU)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Cagli-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Cagli-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Cagli-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Cagli-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Cagli-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Cagli-566x425.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Cagli.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Placed in the centre of the square, it was created in 1736 by Giovanni Fabbri after a project by architect Anon Francesco Berarardi. (MAZZACCHERA 1998).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Octagonal fountain in People\u2019s Square in Pesaro (PU) <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-ottagonale-pesaro-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-ottagonale-pesaro-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-ottagonale-pesaro-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-ottagonale-pesaro-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-ottagonale-pesaro-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-ottagonale-pesaro-566x318.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-ottagonale-pesaro.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ancient fountain in People\u2019s Square was built by Francesco Maria II della Rovere, between 1588 and 1593. Called \u201cthe Eye Pupil of Pesaro\u201d due to its central position, the Fountain did soon become one of the main meeting points for the citizens of Pesaro. In the years 1684 to 1685 the Fountain was totally remade by sculptor Lorenzo Ottoni. Further to embellishing the square, it was for many years a public drinking trough. Destroyed by the Germans in 1944, the Fountain was rebuilt in 1960, faithfully reproducing Ottoni\u2019s design and recycling recovered ancient fragments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fountain of Fortune in XX September Square in Fano (PU)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fortuna-fano-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fortuna-fano-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fortuna-fano-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fortuna-fano-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fortuna-fano-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fortuna-fano-566x377.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fortuna-fano.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Placed on the square\u2019s west side, the Fountain of Fortune consists of a characteristic wide, mixtilinear basin made with coloured marbles. It was entirely renewed in 1697-1699 by Venetian Ludovico Torresini. The elegant little bronze statue of Goddess Fortune is a faithful copy of the original, now in the civic Museum, designed and cast in 1593 by Donnino Ambrosi from Urbino to embellish the original octagonal basin of the old fountain, built in 1576. It is considered a symbol of the city and its elegance recalls Giambologna\u2019s style. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Source of Val di Castro Abbey &#8211; Poggio San Romualdo (AN)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.03.35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.03.35.png 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.03.35-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The source is set in a medieval context, a charming, suggestive and touching place immersed in a natural environment where time appears to have stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Source of Filello, near the Palace of the Elderly in Ancona (AN)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.04.29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.04.29.png 570w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.04.29-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.04.29-566x512.png 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Source of Filello, also known as Source of the Cistern but originally called Greek Source, is the most ancient in town. \u201cHidden\u201d in a now blind alley (along the stairs on the left, when climbing up to the Palace of the Elderly), its story dates back to no less than the 15<sup>th<\/sup> century when, the noble historian Lazzaro Bernabei tells, took place the translation of St. Liberio\u2019s body which, buried into a heavy sarcophagus, must be brought on the Guasco hill, St. Ciriaco\u2019s Cathedral location. The oxen pulling the carriage with the sarcophagus (now kept in the cathedral) stopped four times to rest; the first halt was precisely at the Filello, where they drank. The source was since considered as a holy place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bernini Source in Osimo (AN)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.17.10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.17.10.png 564w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.17.10-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bernini Source, better known as \u201cSource of the hair\u201d, lies along the trail leading to Guazzatore street. As the plaque posted there says, the source was used by the \u201cscopettari\u201d, artisans who washed there the pork hair they used to make brushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fonte Magna (\u201cLarge Source\u201d) near the city centre of Osimo (AN)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.06.28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.06.28.png 554w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.06.28-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.06.28-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Down its stone steps, the homonymous street leads to a calm place where silence is broken by the gurgling water only. Surrounded by green moss and little ferns, there lies Fonte Magna, a Roman nymphaeum dating back to the 1<sup>st<\/sup> century b.C., so called because of its size and for having been the main water source in town. It is a very important element in the archaeological panorama of the region, being one of the few monuments mentioned by historical sources. Pompey Magnus is told to have watered his horses here when he came for a short stay in town to enlist soldiers for his fight against Julius Caesar during the civil wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Calamo Fountain in Mazzini Avenue in Ancona (AN)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.18.45.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.18.45.png 568w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.18.45-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.18.45-566x371.png 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>People in Ancona call it \u201cFountain of the thirteen taps\u201d clearly referring to the number of its water sprouts. An assaulting knight, the symbol and emblem of the city, stands above 12 great bronze masks and a stone one in the centre, supposed to portray as many satyrs and fauns. The very ancient monument rises on the location of two preexisting constructions, a Greek and a more recent medieval one. Embodied&nbsp; inside the city walls precisely during the middle ages, the Fountain was built in its current appearance by artists from Recanati in 1560 based on a project by architect Pellegrino Tibaldi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fountain of Dolphins in Marconi Square, in Cerreto D\u2019Esi (AN)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.08.03.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.08.03.png 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.08.03-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A first, unrealized project, dates back to 1888. The fountain was made based on a second one designed in 1890, and completed in 1894. Built with sandstone from Signa, in Tuscany, it is a circular basin; at its centre, a triangular pedestal sustains a column with a Corinthian capitol, around which wind up three dolphins, each resting its head on a corner of the pedestal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Source of the beheaded in Plebiscito Square, in Ancona (AN) <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.09.02-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.09.02-1.png 370w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.09.02-1-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Also called \u201cFontanone\u201d (\u201cBig Fountain\u201d), it dates back to the XV century. Its low reliefs are supposed to celebrate the young martyrs who fought to restore the communal freedom lost after pope Clemens VII, with a coup,&nbsp; put an end to the Republic of Ancona in 1532.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fountain of the Horses in Roma Square in Ancona (AN)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-dei-cavalli-Ancona-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-dei-cavalli-Ancona-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-dei-cavalli-Ancona-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-dei-cavalli-Ancona-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-dei-cavalli-Ancona-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-dei-cavalli-Ancona-566x377.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-dei-cavalli-Ancona.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>History brings us back to 1758 and to three displacements to strategic points of the city. Nowadays it is the most famous fountain in Ancona. Its sculptures recall two attitudes of the sea, both well known in Ancona: the hippocampuses, sacred to Poseidon, recall the storms which, according to mythology, could be triggered by the sea god; the dolphins, sacred to Aphrodite, represent the quiet sailing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fontana Maggiore in Square of the Madonna, in front of the Holy House in Loreto (AN)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Loreto-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Loreto-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Loreto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Loreto-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Loreto-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Loreto-566x377.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-Loreto.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A superb example of a baroque fountain in our region, its construction was decided by the papal legates in the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century to satisfy the needs, including the hygienic ones, of pilgrims. It was built by architects Giovanni Fontana and Carlo Maderno between 1614 and 1620 and completed with the pose of bronze statues made by sculptors Tarquinio and Pietro Iacometti from Recanati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fountain of the seven taps, in St. Barbara street in San Severino Marche (MC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-delle-sette-Cannelle-San-severino-Marche-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-delle-sette-Cannelle-San-severino-Marche-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-delle-sette-Cannelle-San-severino-Marche-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-delle-sette-Cannelle-San-severino-Marche-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-delle-sette-Cannelle-San-severino-Marche-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-delle-sette-Cannelle-San-severino-Marche-566x377.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-delle-sette-Cannelle-San-severino-Marche.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fountain of the seven taps dates back to the 13<sup>th<\/sup> century. It was originally called \u201cFountain of the Valley\u201d, but was later named after the seven taps that fed it. The elegant construction, with a two arched portico originally laying on fluted columns, was restored and reconstructed many times. In the 17<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp; century the cross vaults were painted with floral motives recalling a pergola, and on one of the walls an image of the Madonna of the Lamps was painted, with St. Severino kneeling at her feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Two fountains in People\u2019s Square in San Severino Marche (MC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2016-01-29-17-37-18-_DSC3542.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2016-01-29-17-37-18-_DSC3542.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2016-01-29-17-37-18-_DSC3542-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2016-01-29-17-37-18-_DSC3542-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2016-01-29-17-37-18-_DSC3542-566x377.jpeg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They were placed there in 1937 to embellish the monumental square, which not accidentally is considered one of the most beautiful in Marche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Octagonal Fountain in Mattei Square in Matelica (MC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.11.25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.11.25.png 564w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.11.25-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It was built in 1619. Inside, four symbolic creatures show the cardinal points; a Mermaid, a Triton, Neptune and an Eagle. According to a popular tradition, those who run seven times around it are granted the \u201cPatente da Mattu\u201d (\u201cMadness certificate\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bad Weather Fountain in Garibaldi Avenue, in Cingoli (MC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-maltempo-Cingoli-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-maltempo-Cingoli-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-maltempo-Cingoli-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-maltempo-Cingoli-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-maltempo-Cingoli-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-maltempo-Cingoli-566x377.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-maltempo-Cingoli.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cBad Weather Fountain\u201d, mentioned in a document dating back to 1513, was restored and brought to its current aspect in 1568 by the Lombard Workshop, a group of Sansovino\u2019s pupils. Its name is due to the fact that water used to spread copious after strong rains only. A deer resting under a yew tree, a variation of the city\u2019s coat of arms, is portrayed on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>St. Martin Fountains in Esanatoglia (MC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-di-San-Martino-1024x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-di-San-Martino-1024x240.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-di-San-Martino-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-di-San-Martino-768x180.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-di-San-Martino-1536x360.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-di-San-Martino-566x133.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fonte-di-San-Martino.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once called \u201cOutdoor Sources\u201d, they are a rare example of a still perfectly working 14<sup>th<\/sup> century hydraulic work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fallera Source in Fermo (FM)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fallera-fano-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fallera-fano-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fallera-fano-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fallera-fano-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fallera-fano-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fallera-fano-566x377.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-fallera-fano.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A medieval water source dating back to the the 14<sup>th<\/sup> century, this monumental structure raises between Bellesi and Montagnola street in the Tirassegno borough. It is called \u201cFalliera\u201d because its construction was probably financed by the income of fines exacted from sentenced criminals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fountain of Cardinal Ginetti in Fermo (FM)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-cardinale-ginetti-fermo-1024x809.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-cardinale-ginetti-fermo-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-cardinale-ginetti-fermo-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-cardinale-ginetti-fermo-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-cardinale-ginetti-fermo-1536x1213.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-cardinale-ginetti-fermo-566x447.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-del-cardinale-ginetti-fermo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fountain was commissioned between the end of the 16<sup>th<\/sup> and the beginning of the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century by cardinal Ginetti, whose coat of arms appears in the decoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>St. Francis Door Fountain in Fermo (FM)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.22.16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.22.16.png 560w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.22.16-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It was started in 1896, when the Polesio aqueduct, which brought water to Fermo, was inaugurated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Catalani Fountain in Fermo (FM)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-catalani-fermo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-catalani-fermo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-catalani-fermo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-catalani-fermo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-catalani-fermo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-catalani-fermo-566x377.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-catalani-fermo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Catalani Fountain, also called \u201cdelle Pisciarelle\u201d (\u201cof little peeing\u201d), in Fermo, was commissioned in baroque style in 1735 by Marino Girolamo Catalani. The fountain, like all others in town, was used by people to draw water. Washing laundry or watering animals was only permitted at fountains outside the city walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Public Wash House in St. Serafino from Montegranaro street in Ascoli Piceno (AP)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lavatoio-pubblico-Montegranaro-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lavatoio-pubblico-Montegranaro-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lavatoio-pubblico-Montegranaro-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lavatoio-pubblico-Montegranaro-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lavatoio-pubblico-Montegranaro-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lavatoio-pubblico-Montegranaro-566x377.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Lavatoio-pubblico-Montegranaro.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Its origins date back to the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century. Also known as St. Emidio\u2019s Fountain, the wash house is located in the Porta Cappuccina borough, close to the Roman Bridge. Its history is tied to the tradition of one of the prodigies of St. Emidio, the beheaded patron saint of Ascoli Piceno, carrier of his own head. The legend tells that having not water enough to baptize all of the new worshippers converted by his preaching, he got it by beating a stone, from which rose the source feeding this fountain. The existing wash house is the result of many changes made since it was built. Its adjustment, between 1904 and 1905, lowered the level of its water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Arrigo Square Fountain in Ascoli Piceno (AP) <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-piazza-arrigo-ascoli-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-piazza-arrigo-ascoli-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-piazza-arrigo-ascoli-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-piazza-arrigo-ascoli-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-piazza-arrigo-ascoli-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-piazza-arrigo-ascoli-566x377.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-piazza-arrigo-ascoli.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If one walks keeping the Baptistery on his right and the Cathedral walls on his left, he gets to the rectangular Square, the most ancient in Ascoli, which rose on the pre-existing Roman Court, a place always used for harangues, for speeches by orators and people\u2019s meetings. In the very middle of it stand out two elliptical travertine basins with bronze insertions (Sea horses, a fish, putti and mascarons). They were inaugurated in 1884, at the sides of the monument to king Vittorio Emanuele II, which now is located in the civic park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fountain of Dogs in Giuseppe Mazzini Boulevard, in Ascoli Piceno (AP)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.14.38.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.14.38.png 562w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Schermata-2020-02-02-alle-12.14.38-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 90vw, (max-width: 599px) 432px, 536px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The fountain, built in 1823 upon a project by Ignazio Cantalamessa, is called \u201cof dogs\u201d, but the sculptures sustaining the basin with their backs are actually two little she-lions, probably recovered from St. Augustine\u2019s and supposed to date back to the 13<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fountain of Goddess Flora in XX September Square in Offida (AP)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-della-dea-flora-offida-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-della-dea-flora-offida-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-della-dea-flora-offida-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-della-dea-flora-offida-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-della-dea-flora-offida-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-della-dea-flora-offida-566x453.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Fontana-della-dea-flora-offida.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was built in 1887 after the creation of the civic aqueduct, which exploited the water spreading from the slopes of mount Ascension, close to a locality called Polesio. Made with cast iron, it raises on a stone pedestal. The basin is octagonal, with sculptured eagles and lions alternating on four sides with the empty ones. In the centre raises a strong stem sustaining a cup, and in the cup, on a hemisphere, sits a winged woman with a putto by her side; the couple holds a garland of flowers. The woman represents the goddess Flora, a symbol of Spring. The fountain was cast in a specialized\u00a0 French foundry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thetre of Sources in Ripatransone (AP)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Teatro-delle-Fonti-ripatransone-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Teatro-delle-Fonti-ripatransone-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Teatro-delle-Fonti-ripatransone-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Teatro-delle-Fonti-ripatransone-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Teatro-delle-Fonti-ripatransone-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Teatro-delle-Fonti-ripatransone-566x318.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.whymarche.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Teatro-delle-Fonti-ripatransone.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 688px, 768px\" \/><figcaption><em>\u00a9 A. Tessadori<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nensemble of the Sources dates back to the 15<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 16<sup>th<\/sup>\ncentury and raises in the heart of the city of Ripatransone, an ancient town in\nthe Piceno area, not far from the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After\na first restoration, the Theatre of the Sources was built in front of the old\ncity\u2019s court. The wide semicircular staircase and the square below make up the\narchitectural frame of one of the most suggestive open air theatres in the\nterritory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If one wonders what do water sources, fountains and wash houses have in common, he probably believes that water, history, tradition, art and culture \u2013 in a word: a patrimony &#8211; are not enough. There are a lot of culture and centuries of history behind each of them. 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