Image Fabrizio Marchioni helps collect and count the coins tossed into the Trevi Fountain. Credit...Alessandro Penso for The New York Times “These are coins of solidarity,” as “they’re put ...

The coins are donated to the Catholic charity ... What is there to do around the Trevi Fountain? Lots! A few blocks north of the fountain is Palazzo Barberini, one of the locations of the Galleria ...

A Modern Pedestrian Walkway for Rome's Ancient Trevi Fountain Is in the Construction Stages: Limited Access During the Vatican's Upcoming Jubilee Year The ancient tradition of tossing coins into ...

Tourists in Rome won’t be allowed to toss coins over their shoulders into the Trevi Fountain, following tradition, though an elevated walkway now gives limited access to the monument during ...

Coins tossed into the Trevi Fountain have traditionally gone to Catholic charity Caritas, collecting an estimated 1.5 million euros annually for those in need. Photo by Mike Hsieh Yet for us ...

Tourists headed to Rome’s Trevi Fountain in hopes of tossing the traditional coins, brace yourselves — the beloved historic site has been shut down for construction work. For the time being ...