Buy tickets & tours:GetYourGuide The Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) is one of the most famous monuments in Rome and one of the best-known fountains in the world. Located in Piazza di Trevi, in the historic center of the city, it forms the monumental backdrop of Palazzo Poli. The Fontana di Trevi stands in the Trevi district, not far from the Quirinal Hill, Palazzo del Quirinale, Via del Corso, and Piazza Barberini. Its position makes it easy to include in a walking itinerary through central Rome, together with the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, and Piazza Venezia. The Trevi Fountain is especially famous for its theatrical composition, its vast sculptural façade, and the movement of water across artificial rocks. The monument combines architecture, sculpture, mythology, and hydraulic engineering in a single urban scene designed to impress visitors from the first glance. The fountain became internationally recognizable through cinema. It appears in films such as La Dolce Vita, directed by Federico Fellini, Roman Holiday, and Three Coins in the Fountain. The scene with Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni in La Dolce Vita remains one of the most famous images of Rome. The name “Fontana di Trevi” is traditionally connected with the word Read more [...]
All Fountains & Wells in Rome
Rome’s most important fountains include Trevi Fountain, the city’s largest Baroque fountain, designed by Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762. Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, in Piazza Navona, was designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1651. Its four river figures represent the Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Río de la Plata.
Other notable fountains include Fontana dell’Acqua Paola, a monumental fountain on the Janiculum, connected with the restoration of the ancient Aqua Traiana. Fontana della Barcaccia, at Piazza di Spagna, was built in the 17th century. Rome also has traditional public drinking fountains, called nasoni, supplied by the city’s water system.