Trevi Fountain
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- Not step-free
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Why go
- Tritons guiding Oceanus’s chariot and taming hippocamps among the fountain’s sculptures.
- The marble statues of Salubrité and Prospérité in the side niches.
- The relief panels showing Agrippa overseeing the aqueduct and a young woman finding its water source.
Opening hours
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About the work
- Designer
- Nicola Salvi
- Sculptor of Oceanus
- Pietro Bracci
- Side figures
- Filippo della Valle sculpted Abundance, pouring water from an urn, and Salubrity, holding a cup from which a snake drinks.
- Completion
- 1762, by Giuseppe Pannini
- Material
- Mostly travertine quarried near Tivoli
- Dimensions
- 26.3 m high × 49.15 m wide
Interesting facts3
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The Aqua Virgo aqueduct still supplies the fountain; it has continuously served Rome since the time of Augustus.
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The fountain’s rocky travertine base is carved with animals and plants amid flowing water.
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Coins thrown into the fountain are collected for Caritas charity work.
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History
Pope Clement XII commissioned the fountain to celebrate the ancient Aqua Virgo aqueduct. Salvi’s design joined architecture and sculpture to tell its story. Funding totalled 17,647 scudi, partly raised by reviving Rome’s lottery. During completion, Pannini replaced planned figures of Agrippa and Trivia with allegorical statues.
- 19 BCEThe Aqua Virgo aqueduct was completed to supply the Baths of Agrippa.
- 1410A drawing records a fountain at the three-way intersection.
- 1453Leon Battista Alberti replaced the three basins with one long rectangular basin.
- 1629Pope Urban VIII asked Bernini to sketch renovations; the project was abandoned after the pope’s death.
- 1732Construction began on Salvi’s design.
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- 1751Salvi died with the fountain half finished.
- 1762Pope Clement XIII inaugurated the fountain on 22 May.
- 1998Conservation work cleaned the fountain and modernized its hydraulic system.
- 2015The fountain reopened on 3 November after restoration begun in June 2014.
- 2024It reopened in December after a three-month restoration, with a queue system and a 400-visitor cap.
Legends and hidden details
- A coin thrown over the left shoulder while facing away is believed to bring the thrower back to Rome.
- Salvi hid an unsightly barber’s sign behind a sculpted vase.
How to get there
- 5 minTrainTake Metro Line A to Barberini, then walk to the fountain; the walk takes about 5 minutes. The fountain-area entrance is on Via della Stamperia; the exit is on Via dei Crociferi.
- ParkingThe fountain is in a limited traffic zone. Drivers should park outside it and continue on foot or by public transport.
Accessibility
- Step-free entry The ticketed fountain area is reached by stairs.
- Toilet There are no toilets at the fountain.
Sources: Trevi Fountain - Wikipedia · Rome/Modern Centre - Wikivoyage (see) · Fontana di Trevi - Una storia lunga 2000 anni · Trevi-Brunnen - Wikipedia · Fontaine de Trevi - Wikipedia · Fontana di Trevi - Wikipedia · Trevi Fountain: description (its own site) · checked 5 Oct 2026
- Website
- fontanaditrevi.roma.it/
- Phone
- +39 06 0608
Questions and answers
Does it cost anything to see Trevi Fountain?
You can see the fountain from outside without a ticket. Since 2 February 2026, nonresidents need a ticket to enter the inner perimeter.
Can you see Trevi Fountain at night?
You can view the fountain from outside at night. Its 24-hour opening information does not establish the ticketed inner perimeter’s hours.
Is access to the ticketed area at Trevi Fountain step-free?
The ticketed area is reached by stairs.
Are there toilets or a cloakroom at Trevi Fountain?
There are no toilets or cloakroom at the fountain.
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