The Fountains of St.Peter's Square (Italian: Fontane di Piazza San Pietro) are two fountains in St.Peter's Square in Vatican City, created by Carlo Maderno (1612–1614) and Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1667–1677) to ornament the square in front of St.
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It was the end point of the Acqua Virgo aqueduct, providing fresh, clean drinking water to the residents of Rome. Today, the fountain spills out approximately 80,000 cubic metres of water each day. However, the water is recycled and just for show, so don't be tempted to drink it!
The Vatican decrees that “low cut or sleeveless clothing, shorts, miniskirts and hats are not allowed“, but as some of this is open to interpretation depending on your perspective, it's worth examining the rules in a little more detail!
At restaurants, know what you do and don't have to pay forYes, you do have to pay for water. (You can ask for “acqua dal rubinetto,” tap water, but it's often seen as a bit rude. Plus, those glasses of tap water will take ages to get refilled by your waiter, if they're refilled at all!).
Rome's nasoni fountains provide free fresh drinking water.Rome is blessed with more than 2,500 drinking fountains, known as nasoni, which provide residents and visitors with free fresh water all year round.