Washhouse in Bresca Square

By 1829, water from the Carli Aqueduct had already arrived to supply the city's various fountains, but it was not until 1834 that the fountain in Piazza dei Missionari (now Piazza Bresca) was inaugurated, in order to meet the ever more pressing water demands of the densely populated marina district.

In the same period, for the same purpose, since there was no wash-house, one was inaugurated in Piazza dei MJissionari.

It was much frequented by the local washerwomen who, not having a suitable place to dry their clothes and linens, used the space in front of the harbour right in front of what was called the house of "Bacì Belu", which would later be demolished for the widening of Via Carlo Alberto (now Via Nino Bixio).

In the years around 1930 the original washhouse was demolished and a covered structure was built in its place, with washing tubs inside where housewives could go to wash their clothes.