Summer holidays are over I know, but I wanted to give you this little travel tip anyway because I know there are a lot of people out there who, like me, prefer Europe in the Fall (no waiting in line, it's cooler, it's cheaper and residents are back from their own summer vacations.) So here's the tip, if you're going to Rome, take your reusable water bottle with you. Rome has about 2500 drinking water fountains (or "nasoni"), with good clean water spouting forth. There are maps that you can download to help you find them - although I sometimes prefer to wander aimlessly hoping to strike it lucky, you never know what else you'll find. Globespotters has more about the fountains and how to get free Rome fountain maps.
If you're used to using TapIt, and this map printing business seems a little 'dial-up' for you, have no fear. The Director of one of the maps, Watermap, hopes to release an iphone application in the near future that will show you all the locations and even provide users with information on the water they're about to drink. Bravo!
Photo: Une fontaine dans Borghese from Flickr under Creative Commons License
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