The Garaffo Fountain is a Baroque fountain dating back to 1698. It was once the center of the Vucciria Market square in Palermo. Its name, meaning "abundant with water," derives from the Arabic word *gharraf*.
Not to be confused with the Garraffello Fountain.
The work was sculpted by the artist Gioacchino Vitagliano in 1698, based on a design by Giacomo Amato. The structure consists of three basins arranged in a pyramid, surmounted by a goddess of abundance riding an eagle in combat with a hydra.
Initially placed in front of the Genius of Garraffo in the Vucciria, in Piazza del Garraffo, in 1862 it was moved to Piazza Marina, where it currently stands.
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