Fontana dell'Amenano and the fish market
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What you'll see
A fountain whose water falls like a sheet, beside the steps down into the Pescheria, a loud, wet market of swordfish heads and fishmongers shouting.
A brief history
The fountain is fed by an underground river that runs beneath the lava of the old city.
Tips
- Best time
- Before about 11am
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 20–45 min
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Market usually Monday–Saturday mornings (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Piazza Duomo and Via Crociferi: Black lava-stone baroque around the elephant fountain, the fish market and the theatres; the easy base.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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