Fontana del Peschiera

Fontana del Peschiera is a fountain in Municipio Roma XIV, Rome, Lazio. Fontana del Peschiera is situated near the hospital Presidio ospedaliero Oftalmico, as well as near Pronto Soccorso Oftalmico.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Vatican museum and St. Peter’s Basilica.

Vatican museum

Museum

Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Vatican Museums are the public museums of the Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the best-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. Vatican museum is situated 450 metres southeast of Fontana del Peschiera.

St. Peter’s Basilica

Church

Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter’s Basilica is situated 1 km southeast of Fontana del Peschiera.

Vatican Library

Library

Photo: Melozzo da Forlì, Public domain.

The Vatican Apostolic Library, more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. Vatican Library is situated 700 metres southeast of Fontana del Peschiera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vatican and North Rome.

Vatican

Photo: Michelangelo, Public domain.

Vatican City is the world's smallest country both by area and by population, and is the centre of Catholicism. This tiny country completely within Rome is packed with more history and artwork than most cities in the world, and indeed many countries.

North Rome

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.

The North of Rome is comprised of Municipi III, XI-XV.

Old Rome

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Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

Fontana del Peschiera

Type: Body of water
Category: fountain
Location: Municipio Roma XIV, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.90884° or 41° 54′ 32″ north

Longitude

12.44851° or 12° 26′ 55″ east

Open location code

8FHJWC5X+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 662118222

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Presidio ospedaliero Oftalmico and Pronto Soccorso Oftalmico.

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