london, nasone, nasoni, public fountains, public water supply, rome

Why You Will Never Go Thirsty in Rome

If you plan on traveling to Rome, rest assured that you won’t have to spend a penny buying bottled water. Rome has thousands of fountains spread throughout the city from where you can drink and collect water for free. Called “nasoni” (nasone) in Italian, these ancient fountains, when translated into English, become “large noses.”   Rome ...

Armin Auctor

Children getting water from a nasome.