More than 70 sculpted fountains grace the squares and parks of Rome, along with hundreds of small spouts and spigots to slake the thirst and cool the brows of Romans and tourists alike.

Plan a trip to Rome to enjoy this breathtaking engineering marvel. Not only is it stunning, but it also has fewer crowds and doesn't feel touristy.

In antiquity, Rome was known as Regina Aquarum, the “queen of the waters.” With its thousands of fountains, from the ever-flowing drinking taps referred to as “nasoni” to the hundreds of gushing ...

Rome is home to more public drinking fountains — nearly 3,000 — than any other city in the world. But the city is turning off the taps as Italy faces a severe drought.

Visitors to Rome have been hit with a raft of new rules and regulations that ban everything from jumping in historic fountains to wandering around bare-chested and sucking on public water fountains.

The public square at Piazza Pia, which can hold up to 150,000 people, cost Rome 85.3 million euros (around $89 million) and features benches and trees, as well as two large, round fountains.

RESPIGHI: FOUNTAINS OF ROME; PINES OF ROME; ROMAN FESTIVALS Orchestra Dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Daniele Gatti Conifer Classics It may be, as some claim, that there ...