Hot women (?) under water

 

For some reason I seem to be stuck on the east (Adriatic) coast of Italy right now.  In this case, I encountered the enchanting "Fountain of Sirens" (Fontana delle Sirene) in the coastal enclave of Cattolica, which is up the coast (northwest) of the lighthouse from last week's Lighthouse of the Week, and down the coast (southeast) from Venice and Ravenna.  If you're in Cattolica, you can find it here.

From this site, I acquired this information:

"The fountain was installed in the central city square in 1928. In the 19th century, a hospital with a health resort where the soldiers of the local garrison were treated used to stand in the same spot. The fountain project was carried out by the sculptor from Forli Giuseppe Casalini. This was a real flight of imagination. The main pool of the fountain was shaped to be round, 4 sculptures of turtles with streams of water coming from their mouths were placed on its edge. In the center of the bowl, there is also a sculpture. The plinth is decorated with bas-reliefs of seashells and fish, which let out trickles of water as well. On the pedestal there are 3 sirens, supporting the round bowl with a small fountain in it. Interestingly the sculptor used his daughter Francesca as a model while sculpturing mermaids."

I think, based on the fountain, that Francesca was a good-looking woman. However, the women depicted in the fountain might not actually be women, which is the reason for the question mark -- they're sirens.

Judge for yourself: