The glamor and awe of the monument has attracted attention with the cleaning and repair work carried out in the last two months. The Trevi Fountain It is open to the public again from Monday (22/12) ahead of the anniversary celebrations.
The €327,000 city of Rome project involved removing dirt, grime, iron oxide and scale from the 18th-century monument, one of Rome’s most popular tourist attractions.
During this time, the fountain was empty, but visitors could see it from a temporary footbridge.
Ticket considerations
Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said that visitors should form a queue of 400 people at a time to avoid the return of the large crowds that crowded the small square where the fountain used to be.
In the future, the city of Rome may consider offering tickets for the monument, Gualtieri added.
It is expected to reach 32 million. Tourists for the anniversary
The Vatican is expecting an influx of up to 32 million tourists to the Italian capital for the Jubilee, which will put enormous pressure on Rome’s aging infrastructure and the difficulty of managing the flow of visitors.
The Jubilee of the Catholic Church is an extremely important religious event celebrated to promote faith, charity and forgiveness.
1300 traditions
The tradition dates back to 1300, when Pope Boniface VIII called a holy year, after which ordinary feasts are generally held every 25 or 50 years, with extraordinary feasts when necessary.
Completed in 1762, the fountain is a late Baroque masterpiece with sculptures of Triton leading the shell chariot of Ocean god, depicting the theme of taming the waters.
According to tradition, visitors throw a coin into the fountain to ensure their return to Rome.
The temporary pool, which was installed during the work and into which visitors threw their coins, caused stormy reactions.
In Federico Fellini’s film La Dolce Vita, Anita Ekberg steps into the fountain and her co-star Marcello Mastroianni moves to follow her. Come here.”