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Trevi Fountain

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The Trevi Fountain.

One of Rome's joys is the number of fountains great and small around the city centre, from which overheated tourists can drink, refill their water bottles, or soak their heads. The water is perfectly potable and brought to Rome via an aqueduct built by Agrippa in 19 BC.
Trevi's name is derived from tre vie, the three roads that met at the fountain, was commissioned by Pope Clement and finished in 1762. These days there are five very small streets leading to the fountain so the first sight of the gushing waters has a big impact. Tourists wishing to return to Rome throw coins into the waters.