Eco-warriors in Italy have turned the waters of Rome’s world-famous Trevi fountain black - forcing the authorities to ditch 300,000 litres of water to purify it.

Climate activists in Italy blackened on Sunday Rome's famed Trevi Fountain (also known as Fontana Di Trevi) with charcoal, calling for an immediate halt to public subsidies to fossil fuels.

While another said: “I waited six years to take my mom to Italy and the fountain is closed off due to next year’s jubilee. I was expecting it to be worse but at least she was able to see it ...

With an estimated 10.5 million visitors each year, the Trevi Fountain is one the biggest tourist destinations in all of Italy.

As visitors' coins splash into Rome's majestic Trevi Fountain carrying wishes for love, good health or a return to the Eternal City, they provide practical help to people the tourists will never meet.

Rome’s Trevi Fountain turned black by climate protesters The protests were linked to last week’s deadly floods in northern Italy ...

Take a close-up look at the Trevi Fountain with its magnificent palace façade and rocky landscape of sea creatures - this is now possible thanks to a newly constructed footbridge over what is ...

Europe News: ROME: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the famous Trevi Fountain here along with other world leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit.