Caput Mundi: Restoration of the Fountain of the Moor in Piazza Navona

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.
Interventions included cleaning and restoring stone surfaces, waterproofing and reinforcing basin interiors, repairing and protecting the surrounding pavement, and cleaning and treating the metal fence surfaces. This project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with EUR 286000. The interventions focused on several key areas: stone surfaces underwent thorough cleaning, removal of deposits, repair or replacement of damaged parts, and application of protective treatments to preserve their original appearance; the basin interiors were treated to ensure watertightness through overhaul or replacement of waterproofing layers, reinforcement of screeds, and application of new materials; the buffer area pavement was cleaned, repaired, and restored with replacement of damaged slabs or cobbles, followed by protective treatments to maintain its integrity; and the metal surfaces of the surrounding fence were cleaned, repaired, and coated with protective treatments to prevent further damage.