Rimondi Fountain

Rimondi Fountain—Kρήνη Ριμόντι in Greek—is the Venetian fountain in Rethymno built to solve a very practical problem: the city’s growing population in the 16th and 17th centuries was straining existing wells and cisterns. The fountain is tied to Alvìze Rimondi, the city’s commander, after whom it is named; the Rimondi family crest remains visible on the monument. The fountain’s construction dates to around 1626, and its work connects to a wider moment of repair. In 1623, Rimondi took over the city administration, and by 1626 he had documents describing repairs to the water supply and the building of three fountains in town. …

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