The Province of Pisa, the town of Volterra, the Cultural Association of SOS Volterra, in a morning's work gave new life to the Source of Fontanella. After cleaning the top of the wall above the source, carried out by the Cassa di Risparmio di Volterra, the pool was cleaned by abundant vegetation and using a jackhammer it was decided to remove the "cap" that blocked calcium for decades to escape spring water can now flow in the characteristic jet. The Source, as we know it today, existed in the fifteenth century, so that the City Council of March 17, 1457 were required to "allocate fifty pounds to finish the watering on the road that goes to sea at the place called the Fontanella Tanneries to complete or add to this drinker. " The "die mensis Aprilis 1457 first as a Righteous Gentile by Giovanni Guidi inquired on the proposal for the renovation of Fountain dell'abbeveratoio making this remake even if they were found 12 to vote against ... white lupins. was accepted the request of fifty pounds despite the finding of 7 against white lupins. As you can see today dates back to the trough almost six hundred years ago: the direct Volterra Salaiola it was the last stop and cool off after the grueling Pallesse ramp, for the mules and their carers carrying the salt in the city and to the markets of Florence and Siena. The final touch will give La Cassa di Risparmio di Volterra, always sensitive to the illumination source, which will thus restoring the proper decorum to one of the main access roads to our city.
Cultural Association SOS Volterra
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