But on a nice sunny day, none of that mattered. A detail of the Fontana delle Tartarughe, or Turtle Fountain, in Piazza Mattei in central Rome. The fountain is fed by an aqueduct built in 19 B.C.

In fact, the spiny softshell turtle is Canada's most distinct ... When the city of Rome constructed what looks like a backyard swimming pool in front of the famous Trevi Fountain for tourists to toss ...

The refurbishment is just one part of a larger effort to restore Rome’s beloved fountains and monuments. The Barcaccia, the boat-shaped fountain at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is also set for a ...

According to The Telegraph, the mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri said ... is also set for a clean, as is a tiny turtle-adorned ...

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Tourists in Rome won’t be allowed to toss coins over their shoulders into the Trevi Fountain, following tradition, though an ...

Tourists and locals will be able to see Rome's Trevi Fountain from a new angle by walking across a footbridge erected while it undergoes maintenance work.

“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. This tradition generates an estimated 1.5 million ...

Visitors to Rome have have been displeased in recent days to discover that the water has stopped flowing in the Eternal City’s Trevi Fountain, stripping the popular tourist destination of its ...

ROME — Tourists eager to return to the Eternal City are being forced to toss coins over a plastic barrier and into a small makeshift pool in front of Rome’s Trevi Fountain while the attraction ...