Valguarnera Fountain in Partinico
The fountain-drinking trough Valguarnera , which overlooks an ancient square at the entrance to the village of Partinico , is a valuable work of the seventeenth century .
The fountain is made up of two main parts: a wall front and a large basin bounded by a parapet.
The central front is made up of five blocks, on three of which there are bas-reliefs of figures with the appearance human. In the upper part there is a large plaque engraved with the date of construction, 1609, and a dedication. The central front ends with a tympanum surmounted by three pinnacles that support three hemispheres, in the center of which there is a stone coat of arms with the figures of a lion, a palm and the head of a man. On the side of the front there are ten daisies, five on each side, made in bas-relief on blocks of tuff, in the center of which there is a hole for the water to flow out. Only three of them are original, while the others are reconstructions, recognizable by their more geometric shape.
The tub, paved in terracotta, is bordered by a parapet made up of a series of molded tuff stone blocks.
