Water in Italy

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

According to legend, after Hades pulled Persephone into the underworld, one of her attendant nymphs cried so much that her tears formed this spring.

This former drainage pumping station was fundamental to the drainage of the Po delta.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.

An underground passage is home to a guillotine that predates the French Revolution by more than two centuries.

This lavish 20th-century casino adorns labels for San Pellegrino water.

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

A completely underground tour following the path of the most precious element: water.

For centuries this cliffside aqueduct was believed to be of Roman origin, but it actually dates to the medieval era.

This crystal clear water basin feeds the Lao river and powers a hydroelectric power plant.

Nearly 800 years old, this river lock is now a public park with a former fortified island.

A network of underground water channels that dates back to the Middle Ages.

Nine caves filled with recently-discovered archaeological finds under the houses and the streets of the most ancient district of an old town.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

This hydrochronometer was invented by a Dominican monk and is a prime feature in this garden.