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Attraction · Rome · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Fontana Dell'Acqua Paola in Rome

Fontana Dell'Acqua Paola is an attraction in Rome, Lazio. This place has a story in the app. 5 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 340 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

Fontana Dell'Acqua Paola in Rome
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The story

Story · Fontana Dell'Acqua Paola

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You're standing at the Fontana dell'Acqua Paola, high up on the Janiculum Hill, close to the church of San Pietro in Montorio. Romans simply call it il Fontanone, the big fountain. One look and you'll understand why.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Fontana Dell'Acqua Paola

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 5 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Piazza Navona
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Piazza Navona · 1.3 km

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Saint Peter's Square
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Saint Peter's Square · 1.6 km

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Photo: Diliff · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Saint Peter's Basilica
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Saint Peter's Basilica · 1.7 km

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Photo: Alvesgaspar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Sistine Chapel
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Sistine Chapel · 1.8 km

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Photo: Antoine Taveneaux · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Circus Maximus
Archaeological siteAudio story · 2 min

Circus Maximus · 1.8 km

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Photo: Rione Colonna · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Piazza Navona on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Church of San Pietro in MontorioAttraction · 180 m away
  2. 2Basilica di Santa Maria in TrastevereAttraction · 440 m away
  3. 3Villa FarnesinaAttraction · 590 m away
  4. 4Palazzo FarneseAttraction · 840 m away
  5. 5Basilica di Santa Cecilia in TrastevereAttraction · 970 m away
  6. 6Teatro di PompeoArchaeological site · 1.1 km away
  7. 7Theatre of MarcellusAttraction · 1.3 km away
  8. 8Fountain of the Four RiversAttraction · 1.3 km away
  9. 9Temple of Hercules VictorAttraction · 1.4 km away
  10. 10Forum BoariumArchaeological site · 1.4 km away
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