Under construction, the famous Trevi Fountain can still be visited from a footbridge

It is perhaps the most famous fountain in the world. Visited every day by 10,000 to 12,000 people, the Trevi Fountain is a must for all tourists passing through Rome. However, the Italian monument needs a serious cleaning to remove the limestone deposits which blacken its facade as well as the vegetation which grows between the stones.

During the work, planned for several months, the site of the legendary scene of The Dolce Vita will, however, remain accessible to the public via a footbridge overlooking the fountain which will be able to accommodate around 130 people at a time. Tourists will thus live “an experience which will not be spoiled by too many crowds”, assured the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri. “We wanted to give everyone the opportunity to admire the fountain and to do it from a unique point of view, because what you can see from the walkway, you will never be able to see normally,” he said. he declared.

Prohibition on throwing coins into the pool

Franck Petretto, a 50-year-old French tourist, was one of the first to pass through the new building, calling the view “wonderful and very, very beautiful.” “Even without the water flowing into the fountain, you can really see that the architecture is remarkable, and it’s really quite nice,” he said. During the cleaning operations, however, tourists will not be able to throw coins into the pool as is tradition.

The building had already been cleaned from top to bottom around ten years ago during an 18-month renovation. At the time, a plexiglass bridge was installed over the basin, allowing tourists to continue admiring the monument.