Trevi Fountain

There’s an old tradition that claims if you toss a coin into Trevi Fountain by tossing it over your shoulder, that you are guaranteed to return to Rome.

Must confess that I didn’t do this last time, but here we are again!

The unassuming little door you see is tucked around the corner of this gorgeous fountain. It’s where they enter every two weeks to retrieve all the coins visitors leave.

According to our guide, this money goes to the Italian Red Cross.

As for the last photo here, this is what you see if you turn around. It’s a beautiful piece of art, but doesn’t get noticed much with Trevi Fountain stealing all the attention.

As for its name, “Trevi” refers to the fact that this fountain is placed at the junction for three streets, “tre,” meaning “three.”Read more