Siena and Water

The innumerable fountains of Siena—public, private

How is it that Siena, though built on three hills far from main waterways, boasts infinite fountains including the two most famous of all—the white Fonte Gaia in the Piazza del Campo, and Fontebranda as quoted, so it seems, by Dante himself?  The innumerable fountains of Siena—public, private, and even the emblematic symbols of the contradas—hold an extraordinary beauty that visitors must be sure not to miss.