Caput Mundi: Restoration of the Fontana della Lumaca and Fontana della Palomba in Villa Doria Pamphilj

Caput Mundi Next Generation EU for touristic great events (Mission 1, Component 3, Investment 4.3)

Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan increases the number of accessible tourist sites in Rome, creating valid and qualified tourist and cultural alternatives with respect to the crowded central areas, as well as increasing the use of digital technologies, enhance green areas and the sustainability of tourism. The investment envisages six lines of interventions:
1. “Roman Cultural Heritage for EU-Next Generation”, covering the regeneration and restoration of cultural and urban heritage and complexes of high historical-architectural value of the city of Rome;
2. “Jubilee paths” (from pagan to Christian Rome), targeted to the enhancement, safety, anti-seismic consolidation, restoration of places and buildings of historical interest and archaeological pathways;
3. #LaCittàCondivisa, covering the redevelopment of sites in peripheral areas;
4. #Mitingodiverde, covering interventions on parks, historical gardens, villas and fountains;
5. #Roma 4.0, covering the digitalization of cultural services and the development of apps for tourists;
6. #Amanotesa, aimed at increasing the supply of cultural offer to peripheries for social integration.

The investment is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility by EUR 500 million and includes this project.
The restoration projects for Fontana della Lumaca and Fontana della Palomba include structural and stylistic repairs, cleaning, water system restoration, removal of invasive vegetation, and lighting enhancements. This project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with EUR 179000. The restoration of the Fontana della Lumaca will include stylistic restoration, reconstruction of the sculptural group depicting the snail, repair of the perimeter profile of the basin, overhaul of the water system to reactivate the original jeux d’eau, and enhancement of the lighting.The restoration of the Fontana della Palomba will involve conservative restoration, removal of invasive vegetation, surface cleaning, full restoration of the water system’s functionality, and lighting improvements.