Tag: Trevi

11 NOV

Broke Rome eyes up Trevi Fountain cash to bolster city finances

Published time: 11 Nov, 2017 14:09 The Eternal City that is Rome is going through somewhat of a budgetary crisis at the moment, and with cash in short supply, officials are now even eyeing up the city’s iconic Trevi Fountain. Every year, millions of tourists flock to the former seat of empire to view the […]

22 JUN

Visitors threw $1.5 million into Rome’s Trevi Fountain last year — here’s where all those coins go

Wikimedia Commons It’s no novel idea to toss a coin into a fountain and make a wish, but there’s something particularly romantic about doing so at the Trevi Fountain in Rome. The legend comes from the 1950s Academy Award-winning film “Three Coins in the Fountain”: Throw a coin into the famed Fontana di Trevi, regarded […]

15 JUN

Rome Bans Frolicking in the Trevi Fountain

Rome Bans Frolicking in the Trevi Fountain Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all […]