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Along Via Porrettana, not far from Villa Ghillini, is an ancient fountain whose fresh waters from the Pizzacchera Stream was once a source of refreshment for travellers and horses along this route. The clever townspeople called it the \"Bamboza\" because it resembled a dressmaker's dummy (“bamboza” in dialect). The fountain has not been accurately dated, nor do we know who commissioned it for public usage, but it has been attributed to the 18th century. Only during its recent rennovation has new information about its origins come to light, pointing in particular to its resemblance to the three “twin columns” which bear the family crest of the House of Cospi. Therefore it is reasonable to assume that it was the Cospi family who had this public fountain built when they were the lords of the villa and the surrounding lands.