The Bella Flora Fountain is located in the Piazza San Nicola in front of the town hall and the Bernini Theater of Ariccia. The statue crowning the fountain is considered one of the symbols of the city.
Bella Flora Fountain Ariccia
Useful information
Address: Piazza San Nicola – Ariccia. Opening times: Always open. Ticket price: Free. Name in italian: Fontana della Bella Flora.
History and description
The “Fountain of the Beautiful Flora” was placed in the Piazza San Nicola in 1886, as an inscription on the base of the statue indicates.
The bottom part of the fountain is characterized by water spout shaped like lion heads.
The statue was designed by French sculptor Mathurin Moreau and it was also fabricated by a French foundry. Moreau based his design on the “Flora Farnese” in the Naples Archaeological Museum. This statue is itself a 2nd century Roman copy of a Greek original.