Fontana di trevi is a fantastic italian restaurant situated next to old Orleans just off St. Marys street. The atmosphere is really good and the staff very friendly and accommodating. The food is excellent and very resonable, although it's not somewhere to go if you're in a hurry - best to ... Read review
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Enjoy unbeatable views of the world-famous Trevi Fountain from beautifully decorated rooms.All rooms are spacious and stylish, with modern facilities including plasma-screen satellite television, free WiFi internet access and tea and coffee-making facilities. Relais Fontana di Trevi is not only close to the famous fountains. Most of RomeÆs most visited sights are just a stroll away. Reach the Spanish Steps and the Pantheon and Colosseum in just 5-10 minutes. Great shopping streets are also to be found just a few metres away and the area surrounding the Relais is full of cafÚs and typical restaurants.Please note the renovated building is served by a lift , but reception is on the first floor, so you will have to climb a few steps to reach it .
A review by disco-clare on Fontana di Trevi August 18th, 2000
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Fontana di trevi is a fantastic italian restaurant situated next to old Orleans just off St. Marys street. The atmosphere is really good and the staff very friendly and accommodating. The food is excellent and very resonable, although it's not somewhere to go if you're in a hurry - best to make it when you have a lot of time on your hands. They have a good range of wines which you can have in litre carafes (yippee!), can't advise you on the desserts i'm afraid as I don't eat them but the rest of the menu is yummy, with lots of good really garlicky options!
Definitely one to try if you happen to be passing through
...This was one of the first attractions that we visited when we were in Rome and it was a very enjoyable experience.
FontanadiTrevi (Trevi Fountain) is the largest of the Baroque fountains of Rome. It is 85 feet high (25.9 meters) and 65 feet wide (19.8 meters).
The fountain is at the juncture of three roads and it marks the terminal point of the Aqua Virgo, an ancient aqueduct that supplied water to Rome. In 19 BC the Romans located a pure water source 14 miles from the city (from the Salone Springs) and Aqua Virgo supplied the fountains of the historic centre of Rome with water. It served Rome for more than four hundred years.
In 1730 Pope Clement XII organised a contest which Nicola Salvi actually lost - but was awarded the commission anyway. Work began in 1732 and the fountain was completed thirty years later in 1762...
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Advantages: Magnificent edifice. Disadvantages: Nothing at all
...~ ~ One of the most famous and well known tourist attractions in Rome is the famous Trevi Fountain, just a hop, skip, and jump from the equally famous Spanish Steps, and next door to the “English Ghetto” area, where the renowned romantic poets Keats and Shelley both sat and drank their Chianti while composing their immortal prose.
~ ~ Immortalised forever in the famous 1954 movie, “Three Coins In The Fountain”, the legend has it that anyone who tosses a coin over their left shoulder into the waters of this fountain will ensure that they will once again visit the famous ancient city of Rome before they die.
Thus literally millions of coins are thrown into its waters, that are then collected by the Roman authorities and the money donated to worthwhile charities.
~ ~ The fountain was originally built in...
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...If you do love the city of Rome and you wish you go back,the best place to make this wish is at the Fonana diTrevi-remember the song " Three coins in a fountain". Legends says that by throwing a coin over your left shoulder into the fountain guarantees a return to this beautiful city. Throwing three coins mean you will get love,luck and be able to return to Rome!!. I threw three down the fountain the last time I was there - really hope this comes true. The Hollywood movies "Three coins in a fountain" and "Roman holiday" were filmed here-that's why this place is so well-known. The fountain is huge with places to sit aroud it. However, it's difficult to squeeze in as it's always packed with people, a very busy place indeed....
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