Trevi Fountain

Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain)

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March 3rd 2010
(Wednesday March 3) This magnificent fountain is located about 2 blocks from our hotel room. Yes, you may think we were in Las Vegas but this is in Rome. The water in the fountain was supplied by the underground aqueduct called Aqua Virgo that used to supply water to ancient Rome. There is a tradition that if you throw a coin into the fountain you are ensured a safe return to Rome - so of c ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more