|What to see Abruzzo L'Aquila Fountain of 99 Spouts| Fountain of
99 Spouts in L'Aquila L'Aquila (AQ), Abruzzo, Italy This unique
Fountain, almost a symbol of the town of L'Aquila, is certainly
one of the best-known monuments in Abruzzi. Historically, the
number 99 seems to have been associated to the city and the
Fountain some time after the construction. The Fountain is
situated a few hundred yards from the railway station, in the
Piazza San Vito, immediately inside the Porta della Rivera in
the XIV-century city walls, opposite the small Romanesque Church
of St. Vito. Just like with the Trevi Fountain in Rome, the
sound of flowing water is really impressive and can already be
heard from afar. The fountain is an irregular trapezoidal
figure, with the four corners placed in the directions of the
four compass points, the left-side corner being North. The walls
surrounding the fountain were built with red and white stones
which were probably taken from nearby Genzano di Sassa and
closely resemble the stones of t