Caput Mundi: Restoration of the Fountain of Neptune 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.
The project focused on restoring stone surfaces, waterproofing basins, repairing the surrounding pavement, and treating metal elements to preserve and enhance the fountain. This project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with EUR 336000. The preservation and enhancement project for the fountain involved several key interventions: restoration of stone surfaces through cleaning, repair, and protective treatments; ensuring basin watertightness by overhauling waterproofing layers and reinforcing screeds; cleaning, repairing, and protecting the buffer area pavement; and maintenance of metal surfaces including rust removal, repairs, and application of protective coatings.