Fontana della Palma, Public fountain in Piazza Giovanni Amendola, Palmi, Italy

The Fontana della Palma sits at the center of Piazza Giovanni Amendola and features water jets along with carved stone details typical of Calabrian craftsmanship. The structure rises in tiers from a stone base, displaying the classical design language common to southern Italian public fountains.

Built in 1922, the fountain gained national attention when it was featured in an Italian stamp series celebrating notable fountains throughout the country. This recognition helped establish its importance as a key landmark of the city.

The name does not come from the palms around the square: it recalls the old "fontana della Palma", also called "del Mercato", which stood from 1670 to 1888 in today's Piazza I Maggio. Its marble palm rose above a pile of rocks, and four marble dolphins spouted water that people could draw directly from their mouths. What survives of that fountain is reassembled behind the Casa della Cultura "Leonida Repaci", where a scale model by sculptor Nicola Gullì is also kept.

The fountain sits on Palmi's main square and is easy to find when exploring the city center. Visitors should come during daytime hours to see the water jets clearly and to photograph the details in good light.

The 1922 fountain was designed by architect Jommi in a modern Bernini-inspired Baroque style, modelled on the old "fontana del Mercato". It was inaugurated on 15 October 1922 together with the Vina aqueduct, which ended the city's water shortage, and the square was renamed for Giuseppe De Nava. In 1977, at the urging of Palmi official Antonino Zappone, it appeared on a 15,000,000-copy stamp drawn by Eros Donnini.