Granfonte, Baroque fountain in Leonforte, Italy.

Granfonte is a Baroque fountain in Leonforte built with elaborately carved stone featuring multiple water outlets arranged in a symmetrical composition. The structure extends along a considerable length and displays the substantial limestone blocks from which it was constructed.

The Granfonte was completed in 1651 by Prince Nicolò Placido Branciforti, founder of Leonforte, on the ruins of an old Moorish fountain called "Fonte di Tavi". Its design is attributed to the school of Palermo architect Mariano Smiriglio and recalls Flemish models widespread in Sicily. In 1910 lava stone slabs were added along the basin, and in 1983 the rear facade was consolidated.

The fountain served as the social center of Leonforte for centuries, where residents gathered daily to collect water and exchange news. Its design reflects how vital water access was to community life in this hilltop town.

The site sits in central Leonforte and is easily accessible on foot. Water still flows from the original outlets and the location is freely accessible throughout the day.

The water flows from 24 bronze spouts every day except Good Friday, when it is stopped as a sign of mourning for Christ's death. Behind the fountain, a drainage channel was shaped into a washhouse used until the mid-20th century, where women washed clothes and dried them on stone blocks in the sun.