Every day, thousands of coins are thrown into the Trevi Fountain in Rome. This gesture has become an iconic ritual for tourists, combining superstition, tradition and charity. Take a closer look ...

A crowd of toursts visiting Rome's Trevi Fountain on Aug. 8, 2024. REUTERS The money in the fountain is donated to Caritas, a not-for-profit organization run by the Catholic Church.

American Catherine Tondelli won a trip to Rome, Italy in the summer of 1999. On her first night, she threw three coins in the ...

There’s a good chance that many first-time visitors to the Trevi Fountain in Rome know the drill. To ensure a return to the Eternal City, the legend goes, stand with your back to the water and ...

The Trevi Fountain, surrounded by a net due to the start of maintenance work, has a rectangular basin installed to prevent tourists from throwing coins on November 1, 2024, in Rome, Italy.

ROME (AP) — Seemingly every tourist in Rome knows the key to returning to the Eternal City is to toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain and make a wish. The result: Hoards of visitors packing the ...

Rome, Italy's Trevi Fountain, built by architect Nicola Salvi, has a long and mysterious history. Here, discover 10 little-known facts.

After yet another summer of overtourism woes in Italy, officials in Rome are considering new measures to limit crowds at the Trevi Fountain, one of the country’s most famous sites. Alessandro ...

Seemingly every tourist in Rome knows the key to returning to the Eternal City is to toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain and make a wish. The result: Hoards of visitors packing the Baroque ...

FILE - Tourists admire the Trevi Fountain in Rome, June 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File) By LEILA EL ZABRI – Associated Press. Updated Sept 7, 2024.