Passing between the walls and houses of Santa Fiora, going down the streets of the historic center, we come across a large body of water: the Peschiera.
It was originally a Aldobrandeschi family trout farm, thanks to its clear and frozen springs among the green of the chestnut trees; later it underwent an evolution becoming a Renaissance garden commissioned by the Sforza family: an enchanted place that recalls an Ariosto garden. With the last renovation (in 1851 with Lorenzo Sforza-Cesarini) it reached its current conformation, as we see it today.
From the Peschiera the water flows through metal grids into a large basin, surmounted by a peperino sculpture depicting two dolphins with a trident. It was used for a long time as watering hole for animals, but continued, up to the present day, as public wash house for the inhabitants of Santa Fiora
The Santa Fiora Fishpond
The perfect place for a peaceful break
