Piazza Umberto I, Francavilla Fontana
Around the piazza you will find bars and cafes selling cold drinks, coffee, ice cream, snacks, cakes and biscuits. They all have indoor and outdoor seating. There is also an ice cream parlour, tobacconists which sells stamps, newsagents, pizzeria and food shop.
Around the fountain is a big area where local people of all ages gather to meet friends in the evening, especially during festivals when the Francavilla Concert Band performs on the Band Stand covered in lights.
Historically this was the social and economic centre of the town. Under the new paving are still the ancient tanks for storage of grain. The arcades on two sides of the Piazza date back to 1750 and have statues of St. Irene, Charles Borromeo and Madonna della Fontana e dell'Immacolata.
