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artistic fountains from which drinking water always flows.
If you find you want to cool off with a drink from one of these fountains, make sure to check first that it is safe to drink. If you see a fountain with the words Acqua Non Potabile that means it is not drinkable. Otherwise, enjoy!
There are many others in cities across
the country and in private gardens and villas. In Caserta, in the region of Campania, the Regia Caserta, or The Royal Palace of Caserta, is home to many beautiful statues and fountains. This former royal residence in CasertawasbuiltbytheHouseofBourbons as a main residence for the Kings of Naples.
It is the largest palace built in Europe during the 18th century. In 1997, the palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage
site. In the park, which starts from the back façade of the palace, there is a long alley with artificial fountains and cascades.
The fountains and cascades, each filling a vasca (basin), were built by Luigi Vanvitelli and were created along a wide straight canal, supplied with water from an aqueduct, that runs almost two miles from the palace. Here there are several notable fountains including The Fountain of Diana and Actaeon which was sculpted by Paolo Persico, Angelo Maria BrunelliandTomassoSolari. TheFountain of Venus and Adonis was added between
If you find you want to cool off with a drink from one of these fountains, make sure to check first that it is safe to drink. If you see a fountain with the words Acqua Non Potabile that means it is not drinkable.
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