Arab Fountain, Medieval fountain in Alcamo, Italy.

The Arab Fountain of Alcamo, also called the Fountain of San Vito, has a façade with two sinks fed by two spouts, framed by lesenes topped with capitals. Beside it stands an abreuvoir, a drinking trough built in the first half of the 19th century from carved ashlars of travertine-like calcarenite stone.

The fountain, known as the Fountain of San Vito, was built by the Arabs near a spring in the hamlet of Alqamah, the name Idrisi recorded for Alcamo in the Book of Roger of 1154. A strong earthquake at the end of the 15th century probably damaged it, and it was later restored. After the settlement shifted around the Castle of the Counts of Modica, pastoralism near the fountain led to the building of a drinking trough in the first half of the 19th century.

The fountain reflects the blending of Arab and Italian building traditions in its structure and design. Visitors can observe how these two influences appear in the carved stonework and water system.

The fountain sits in the lower part of Alcamo and is easy to reach on foot from the town center. The area is open to visitors and lies just a few hundred meters from the Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli.

The fountain is one of a small group of Arab-era water works in Sicily, cited alongside the Cuba delle Rose, the Arab Cuba of Vicari and the Piccola Cuba of Palermo. Its restoration, funded through the G.A.L. local action group and designed by municipal engineers, was completed in 2015.