Fountain of the Sea Horse (Fontana del Cavallo Marino). The 18th century fountain is located before the Higher Education Institute Nautico “Gioeni-Trabia” (Via Vittorio Emanuele, 27, 90133 Palermo), on the street semicircule, near Felice gate.
Garraffo Fountain (Fontana del Garraffo), Via Vittorio Emanuele, 100, 90133 Palermo. It is a Baroque style fountain from 1698. Earlier it was the center of the Vucciria Market Square. The name comes from the Arabic word ghanarraf and means “abundant water”. Do not confuse this fountain with the Garraffello fountain.
Fountain of dragons (Fontana dei due Draghi), Corso Calatafimi, 86-213, 90129 Palermo. The 17th century fountain is one of the oldest statue fountains in Palermo. It consists of a marble bathtub of oval shape, where at the end of the tub are situated lying two marble dragons pouring water into the fountain through their mouths.
Monument to Philip V (Monumento a Filippo V, also Teatro marmoreo), Parliament Square, 90134 Palermo. It was built in 19th century. This monument included an exedra close behind with two fountains at the end and a large plaque in the center now all covered and submerged by the city landscape. The eight statues on the balustrade represent the states, which were ruled by king Philip IV, while the four bas-reliefs on the different sides symbolize the four parts of the world. At the feet of Philip V are replaced the four kneeling statues, which represent the rulers from the different continents.
Monument to the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of Palermo (Monumento al Cinquantenario della Liberazione di Palermo), Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 17, 90143 Palermo. This square located at the end of Via Libertà. The idea to build a monument commemorating the unification of Italy was born in 1910. Also, it is known for the presence of the monument dedicated to the fallen of the WWI, around which there is an exedra of columns, added later.
Nymph fountain (Fontana Della Ninfa), Piazza Alberico Gentili, 9-13, 90143 Palermo. The past took away the mysteries of this fountain. This baroque fountain from the marble was built in 17th century and was surrounded by the amphitheater shape square joined to the church. Today the three-tiered leaf fountain with the richly decorated statues and water jet atop gushes into the luxurious Arabesque design water pool. It is believed, that the combination of the sea horse sculptures and masks means a link between the sea and inland.
