Visitors in Rome Settle for Makeshift Pool as Trevi Fountain Undergoes Maintenance
Travelers will have to throw coins into a small pool for the time being.
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Why do people throw coins into the Trevi Fountain in Rome (and what actually happens to your money)?
The modern tradition emerged in the 19 th century, and was popularised by the film Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), well before the emblematic scene in La Dolce Vita that definitively cemented ...
Tourists in Rome now have a walkway to visit the Trevi Fountain but can’t toss coins
Tourists in Rome won’t be allowed to toss coins over their shoulders into the Trevi Fountain, following tradition, though an ...
Europe’s most famous coin-tossing fountain has been replaced by a tiny ‘ugly’ pool – and tourists are not happy
TOURISTS in Rome have been left disappointed after it’s famous coin-tossing attraction introduced new rules. Holidaymakers ...
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‘The saddest thing I’ve seen in Italy’: Tiny Trevi Fountain stand-in pool draws scorn
Two coins means you’ll fall in love with an attractive Italian, and three coins means you will ... a metal gangway is being erected over the empty fountain for tourists to get a close view ...
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Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi)
A must-see on many travelers' itineraries, the Trevi Fountain is situated amongst ... According to Roman lore, throwing one, two or three coins into the Trevi, with your right hand over your ...
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Tourists Dismayed as Rome’s Trevi Fountain Runs Dry During Cleaning: ‘Shattered Memories!’
Tourists are upset with the tiny makeshift pool at the Trevi Fountain which has been drained for cleaning ahead of the ...
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Tourists toss coins over a makeshift pool as Rome’s Trevi Fountain undergoes maintenance
Yet, she gave her kids some coins to throw in anyway. “We have to please the children," she said. City lore has it that tossing a coin into the Baroque fountain will ensure a return trip to Rome.
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Rome's Trevi Fountain unveils tourist catwalk during cleaning
A suspended walkway providing tourists an up-close view of Rome's Trevi Fountain was unveiled Saturday, a temporary addition ...
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‘The saddest thing I’ve seen in Italy’: Tiny Trevi Fountain stand-in pool draws scorn
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Europe’s most famous coin-tossing fountain has been replaced by a tiny ‘ugly’ pool – and tourists are not happy
TOURISTS in Rome have been left disappointed after it's famous coin-tossing attraction introduced new rules. Holidaymakers heading to the Italian city often head to the Trevi Fountain to throw in ...