Friday, December 20, 2019

ROME -- MONUMENTAL -- 5

TREVI FOUNTAIN



The Fontana di Trevi, scene of movie star Anita Ekberg's late-night dip in La Dolce Vita, is a flamboyant baroque ensemble of mythical figures and wild horses taking up the entire side of the 17th-century Palazzo Poli. 

After a Fendi-sponsored restoration finished in 2015, the fountain gleams brighter than it has for years.

The tradition is to toss a coin into the water, thus ensuring that you'll return to Rome – on average about €3000 is thrown in every day.

--Lonely Planet

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