THE AQUEDUCT TOWER AND THE HREE FOUNTAINS PARK

The history of this extraordinary place that supplies water to the entire territory began ninety years ago.

The tower, 36 meters high, is served by a ladder that runs alongside the pipe that carries drinking water and by a splendid external elliptical staircase.

Entering through the gate, one could admire a well-kept garden, surrounded by a tricolour hedge. To the right of the entrance, there is the enormous basin of the main fountain, which had very high jets; while on the promenade front there were two rows of fountains leading to the building of the freight elevator room, used to go down to the pump room.

At the end of the war, after the bombings of 1945, the few rooms of the aqueduct tower were used as temporary housing for the caretakers.

The redevelopment works of the Tre Fontane Park and the Aqueduct Tower are financed for one million euros by PNRR funds.

OPENING TIMES

• Every first Sunday of the month at 10:00 AM: Combined guided tour taking you on a journey to discover both the Castle and the Water Tower. Reservation required. Meeting point: Castle reception desk.

• Every second-to-last Sunday of the month from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Free guided tours of the Water Tower departing every 30 minutes. Reservation recommended.

Sunday, August 23 | 10 AM – 12 PM

Free guided tours departing every half hour.

Free admission with reservation recommended.

It is possible to visit the Aqueduct Tower and the Three Fountains Park also in combination with a visit to the Castle. 

INFORMATION

Aqueduct Tower and the Three Fountains Park, Via Gramsci 27, 41043 Formigine MO

Tel. 059 416277 (monday-friday, from 9am to 1pm) or send a mail to castello@comune.formigine.mo.it