Piazza Mattei and Turtle Fountain Rome: History, Art and Visiting Guide
Piazza Mattei is a small square in Rome’s historic Jewish Ghetto area, but it contains one of the city’s most charming Renaissance fountains. The Fontana delle Tartarughe, or Turtle Fountain, combines bronze youths, dolphins, marble basins and the famous turtles that give the monument its popular name. Because the square is compact and free to…