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# An Italian Town Has a Miraculous Wine Fountain—and It’s Totally Free

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## Melissa Locker


Oct 17, 2016 4:43 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Oct 17, 2016 4:43 PM UTC

Stop what you’re doing and start planning your next vacation—and don’t forget to pack a [wine glass](http://time.com/4431632/rihanna-wine-glasses/?iid=sr-link2).

A vineyard in the Abruzzo region of Central Italy has installed the tourist destination of your dreams, a wine fountain, [_Mashable_](http://mashable.com/2016/10/17/wine-fountain-italy/#iOVwrKanMOqq) reports. This magical destination is exactly what it sounds like, a fountain that flows 24-hours a day with red [wine](http://time.com/4373428/blue-wine/?iid=sr-link1). And the best part is that the wine is completely free.

This so-called _fontana di vino_ is located in the Dora Sarchese [vineyard](http://time.com/4312478/wine-coffee-microbiome-health-study/?iid=sr-link4) in the small town of Caldari di Ortona, which sits on the Italian pilgrimage route of Cammino di San Tommaso. According to [_The Local_](https://www.thelocal.it/20161012/the-first-wine-fountain-just-opened-in-italy-and-its-free), the fountain is a joint project of the vineyard and a non-profit group that works to protect the pilgrimage route. It was inspired by a similar wine fountain that opened on Spain’s pilgrimage route, the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a few years ago.

The Italian fountain is open to all travelers who find themselves thirsty for a glass of the locally grown, locally made [wine](http://time.com/4070762/red-wine-resveratrol-diabetes/?iid=sr-link3), so long as you’re not a “drunkard” or “lout,” of course. According to the vineyard’s [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010049022291&fref=ts) those people are not invited and will have to make due with boring old water fountains instead.

(H/T [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/10/17/wine-fountain-italy/#iOVwrKanMOqq)/[The Local)](https://www.thelocal.it/20161012/the-first-wine-fountain-just-opened-in-italy-and-its-free)

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