Fonte Aretusa

Fonte Aretusa
A thousand-year-old natural spring of fresh water that flows spontaneously just a few meters from the sea, creating a charming semicircular lake.
Isola di Ortigia, Siracusa, Sicilia
Alemana Pearl
Tourmaline
Verde Cromo
Teal blue
Berlin Blue
Lunar Black
Cobalt Blue
Venetian Copper
White Titanium
Livio 
Sombra Verdastra
Almagre
 
The Myth of Arethusa and Alpheus
The spring owes its global fame to Greek mythology. Legend has it that the beautiful nymph Arethusa, to escape the persistent courtship of the river god Alpheus, invoked the help of the goddess Artemis. The goddess transformed her into an underground spring that, flowing beneath the Ionian Sea, resurfaced on the island of Ortygia. Alpheus, however, did not give up: to reunite with her, he transformed himself into a river and crossed the sea, forever mixing his waters with those of his beloved.