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On the square, just in front of the Cathedral, is situated the fountain of Piazza Duomo.
The fountain was built in 1635 in the Baroque style, is also called "4 fountains" because the 4 small columns supporting basins which are located at the corners of the central basin; mythological ponies overlook the basins and fountain water flows out of their mouths.
The central part consists of two basins.
Above the two centrak basins, there is the Minotaur, half human and half horse, which is the emblem of the city of Taormina. Depicted in the female version, it has two arms holding an orb and scepter, symbols of power.
Fountain Piazza Duomo
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