# Trevi Fountain, Rome > The Trevi Fountain is Rome's largest Baroque fountain, finished in 1762. Viewing it from the piazza is free; since February 2026 stepping down to the basin costs €2 during the day, and it's free late at night and early in the morning. Fifteen minutes is enough — come before 8am or after 22:00 for space. Web page: https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/trevi-fountain - City: [Rome](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome), Italy - YesGo score: 79/100 (Yes, go) - Time on site: 20 min - Entry: Free; basin €2 - Opening hours: Open 24 hours; basin access charged roughly 9:00–22:00 - With kids: Fine with kids - Piazza: Free, 24 hours - Basin access: €2 for visitors, ≈ 9:00–22:00; free for Rome residents - Late night / early morning: Basin access free outside paid hours - Time needed: 15–20 minutes, up to 30 with a daytime queue - Not allowed: Wading, bathing, eating on the rim — police fine offenders - Location: Piazza di Trevi, 10 minutes' walk from the Pantheon and Spanish Steps - Coordinates: 41.90093, 12.48331 - Facts checked: 10.11.2026 ## Key facts - **1762** — completed after 30 years of work on Nicola Salvi's design (source: English Wikipedia) - **26.3 × 49.15 m** — height and width — Rome's largest Baroque fountain (source: English Wikipedia) - **19 BC** — its water arrives via the Aqua Virgo aqueduct built by Agrippa (source: English Wikipedia) - **Oceanus** — the central figure on a shell chariot, carved by Pietro Bracci (source: English Wikipedia) - **≈ €3,000** — thrown in every day; the coins go to charity (source: English Wikipedia) - **1960** — Anita Ekberg's scene in Fellini's La Dolce Vita (source: English Wikipedia) - **€2** — basin access fee since 2 February 2026 (source: Roma Capitale, via Il Sole 24 Ore and Euronews) ## Is there a fee for the Trevi Fountain? Since **2 February 2026**, visitors pay **€2** to enter the fenced basin area right by the water. Residents of Rome and its metropolitan area go in free with ID. Looking at the fountain from the **piazza and surrounding streets stays free**, and from there you see the whole thing. The fee applies roughly **from 9:00 to 22:00**; some sources say Mondays and Fridays start at 11:30. Outside paid hours the basin is free to enter. Numbers at the water are capped, so expect a short line in the middle of the day, and check the city's official page for holiday hours. ## Trevi Fountain history The fountain marks the end of the **Aqua Virgo**, an aqueduct Marcus Agrippa built in **19 BC** — legend says a young girl showed thirsty soldiers the spring, hence 'Virgo'. In the Middle Ages there was just a basin where three roads met, the *tre vie* that gave Trevi its name. In **1732** Pope Clement XII held a design competition won by **Nicola Salvi**. Work took **30 years**: Salvi died in 1751 and Giuseppe Pannini finished the fountain in **1762**. It's built against the back of Palazzo Poli, so it reads as part of the façade. The most recent full restoration ran in 2014–2015. ## The sculptures: who's in the middle? The style is **late Baroque** edging into Neoclassicism — a triumphal-arch façade above deliberately wild rocks. At **26.3 metres** high and **49.15 metres** wide it's the biggest Baroque fountain in the city. The central niche holds **Oceanus** riding a shell chariot, carved by **Pietro Bracci**. Two sea horses pull it, one calm and one rearing, for the sea's two moods, each led by a Triton. Statues of **Abundance** and **Health** flank him, and reliefs above show Agrippa approving the aqueduct and the girl pointing out the spring. ## The coin toss tradition Stand with your back to the fountain and toss a coin with your **right hand over your left shoulder**: one coin means you'll return to Rome, two a new romance, three a wedding. The custom took off after the 1954 film *Three Coins in the Fountain*. Around **€3,000 a day** ends up in the water. City crews sweep it up at night and the money goes to the Catholic charity **Caritas**, which runs soup kitchens. Fishing coins out is illegal. > **Rules at the fountain** No wading, swimming or dipping feet, no eating or drinking on the rim and no climbing the sculptures. Police hand out fines and can ban repeat offenders from the historic centre. Recreating La Dolce Vita is very much off-limits. ## How to get to the Trevi Fountain 1. Metro line A to **Barberini**, then an 8-minute walk down Via del Tritone. 2. From the Pantheon, about 700 m via Piazza Colonna — 10 minutes. 3. From the Spanish Steps, along Via dei Due Macelli — 10–12 minutes. 4. Buses 52, 53, 62, 63 and 71 stop on Via del Tritone or Via del Corso. ## Best time to see the Trevi Fountain **Before 8am** is the sweet spot: the piazza is nearly empty, the low sun lights the statues and the basin is free to enter. Between 11:00 and 18:00 hundreds of people pack the steps. **At night** the fountain is floodlit and the paid zone closes at 22:00, though the crowd lingers until midnight. Winter weekdays and rainy days are calmer, and the roar of the water is the same. ## Details worth spotting - **Oceanus and the sea horses** — the calm and the wild sea side by side. - **Reliefs above the side niches** — the girl leading soldiers to the spring. - **The 'Ace of Cups'** — a stone vase on the right, said to block Salvi's view of a barber who mocked the design. - **Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio** — the church on the piazza that holds the hearts of many popes. - **Vicus Caprarius** — an underground site nearby with remains of the aqueduct, separate ticket. ## Is the Trevi Fountain worth it? Yes, even if you hate crowds: the sheer size of the thing on a tiny square, and the noise of the water, hit harder in person than in any photo. Fifteen minutes does it, and you don't have to pay — the edge of the piazza shows everything. Fit it in between the [Pantheon](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/pantheon) and the [Spanish Steps](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/spanish-steps), ideally early or late. ## Before you go Tick off what's ready — your ticks are saved in this browser. - [ ] Aim for before 8am or after 22:00 - [ ] Bring a small coin for the toss - [ ] Have €2 on a card for daytime basin access - [ ] Keep your bag in front of you in the crowd - [ ] Combine with the Pantheon and Spanish Steps ## Rome's fountains and squares: compare and choose Places in Rome with fountains and water, rated by YesGo. - [Trevi Fountain](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/trevi-fountain) — YesGo score 79/100 (Yes, go) · 20 min · Free; basin €2 - [Spanish Steps](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/spanish-steps) — YesGo score 62/100 (Yes, go) · 20 min · Free - [Piazza Navona](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/piazza-navona) — YesGo score 56/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free - [St Peter's Square](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/st-peters-square) — YesGo score 54/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free - [Piazza del Popolo](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/piazza-del-popolo) — YesGo score 50/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free - [Villa Borghese](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/villa-borghese) — YesGo score 48/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free - [San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/san-carlo-alle-quattro-fontane) — YesGo score 46/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 20 min · Free - [EUR District](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/eur) — YesGo score 38/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · Free - [Villa d'Este](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/villa-deste) — YesGo score 29/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · ≈ €15 - [Hadrian's Villa](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/hadrians-villa) — YesGo score 29/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 3 h · ≈ €12–15 ## Historic centre on foot Trevi Fountain early before the crowds, then the Pantheon at opening and Piazza Navona with Bernini's Four Rivers fountain. 1. [Trevi Fountain](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/trevi-fountain) — YesGo score 79/100 (Yes, go) · 20 min · Free; basin €2 2. [Pantheon](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/pantheon) — YesGo score 82/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · ≈ €5 3. [Piazza Navona](https://yesgo.io/italy/rome/piazza-navona) — YesGo score 56/100 (Yes, go) · 30 min · Free ## Don't mix it up Rome has hundreds of fountains; the next most famous is Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona. The Trevi's Oceanus is often mistaken for Neptune — Neptune is in Piazza Navona's northern fountain. ## Tips - The quietest hour is before 8am. - The edge of the piazza shows the whole fountain for free. - Right hand, over the left shoulder. - Keep your bag in front of you at the rim. ## Questions ### Do you have to pay to see the Trevi Fountain? No — the piazza is free. Since 2 February 2026 visitors pay €2 to enter the basin area by the water during the day. ### What are the Trevi Fountain fee hours? Roughly 9:00–22:00; some sources say 11:30 on Mondays and Fridays. Basin access is free outside those hours. ### How do you throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain? Back to the fountain, right hand over your left shoulder; one coin means you'll return to Rome. ### What happens to the coins? They're collected at night and given to the charity Caritas. ### Who designed the Trevi Fountain? Nicola Salvi; Giuseppe Pannini completed it in 1762. ### Who is the statue in the middle of the Trevi Fountain? Oceanus on a shell chariot, flanked by Abundance and Health. ### When is the best time to visit? Before 8am or after 22:00, when it's calmer and the basin is free. ### Can you swim in the Trevi Fountain? No — wading and bathing are banned and fined. ### How long do you need at the Trevi Fountain? 15–20 minutes, up to half an hour with a daytime queue. ## How we checked History, dimensions, sculptors and coins from English Wikipedia. The €2 fee from Roma Capitale and February 2026 news reports; sources disagree on paid hours, hence the 'checking' badge. ## Sources - Roma Capitale and Turismo Roma: new access rules for the Trevi Fountain - Il Sole 24 Ore and Euronews: €2 fee from 2 February 2026 - English Wikipedia, Trevi Fountain --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.