Fernando at Fontana di Trevi
The Trevi Fountain, Fontana di Trevi in Italian, is the largest — standing 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide — and most ambitious of the Baroque fountain of Rome. It is located in the rione (region) of Trevi.
Fernando throwing coins in the fountain. A traditional legend holds that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are ensured a return to Rome. Approximately 3,000 Euros are thrown into the fountain each day and are collected at night. The money has been used to subsidize a supermarket for Rome's needy.
Look what a crowd of enthusiastic tourists!
Brides and grooms comes to trows coins in the fountain
Photos by Fernando de Amorim Mascaro
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45 comments:
it is indeed Majestic Sonia, beautiful pictures by Fernando.
It has some Bernini influence.
Thank you for posting these. wish i could throw a coin.
Sonia, fantasticas fotos. Famosa fonte, talvez a mais famosa do mundo, e com direito a todas as tradições e supertições: moedinhas jogadas de costas para ela!!!
Parabéns!
Bjs
Sonia, when I threw my coins in the fountain (several times as a teacher traveling with students), I didn't know that I'd be able to return virtually, through you magnificent photos. Thanks!!
That is one crowded fountain!!!Is it the one from the movie Three Coins in a Fountain? It is very beautiful...I admire that you fought the crowds to get these!
Whenever I see or read anything about "The Fountain"...(Sooo Beautiful....), I think of that old movie. "THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN"....I don't think it was a bad film, but it wasn't that great, except for the whole thing about the coins in the fountain....I cannot get over how much money is collected each day...And how wonderful that they use it for something so truly needed!
Oh I forgot to say that I think Fernando's pictures are WONDERFUL! I've never seen the fountain in such detail!
Hi Sonia,
I love love love this photo's!
Why? I Lived in Rome for almost 6 years and this brings back some great memories Thanks! :)
I always used to meet my friend at the Trevi fontains because behind there is a great Italian ice store Hmmmm !!!
:)
I love the photo of the couple married by the fountain. Gorgeous!!
I was also there, but cannot remember that the crowd was THAT big! Of course I also threw my coin, but haven't yet been back - except for this photo visit and a recent review of the famous Dolce Vita film.
You can really feel the atmosphere from these photos! Must be something for the married couple to remember!
Thank you for your comment on my blog.
Your photos are stunning! We visited Trevi Fountain at night, and the crowds were just as intense!
My family visited Italy (actually 10 countries) over the summer--I'm blogging about that, too. Just finished Venice.
Lovely pictures there, and so many people!
Wonderful detail on the fountain.
Did you read in the news that someone threw a bottle of red dye into the Trevi fountain and the whole thing turned red.
But the water was changed and it was back to normal the next day.
I have always wanted to visit this fountain but the crowds of tourists just blew me away! I cant believe so many people for one fountain - I would have thought there was a famous actor around somewhere or the pope with so many people! Amazing shots!
ROMA é AMOR
cidade das cidades
estupenda!
eu adoro essa cidade
suas fotos estão muito muito boas!
parabéns!
deu até uma dorzinha no peito de saudade...
Juju
Beautiful photos from Italy!
Passei por aqui.
Cadinho RoCo
Sonia,
vim conferir....
ah! que sonho!!!!
faz tempo que não ando por Roma, embora minha família seja de Perugia, e quando vou ,não saio das redondezas, tenho tias, sobrinhos e .... assim fico lá manjando pasta e vino...
Suas fotos estão explêndidas, e que lindo ragazzo questo !!!! Entendo a sua corujisse.
Além dessas fotos, dei uma olhadas em todas, estão lindas.
bjs.
Ju gioli
Itália é um sonho!
Também atirei moeda pa a Fonte: espero, portanto, ainda voltar!
Apreciei as fotos.
Abraço.
ol� Sonia!
s� hoje deu para vir aqui retribuir sua visita ao meu blog,
gostou das fotos de SP? foi t�o de repente que tudo aconteceu que me surpreendi com o que saiu nas fotos, fui clicando de qq jeito e deu nisso, gostei tb do resultado.
venha sempre me visitar!
ah... que casa deliciosa que vc tem! vcs moram l� que sonho! parab�ns!
beijos
Juju
WOW! A lovely fountain and wonderful details!
wonderful pictures...
Wonderful photography. Your photography is always nice to see.
Thanks for your visit.
I will comment more at another time as I just returned from hospital and am not back to normal.
Abraham Lincoln in Brookville, Ohio.
It's thirty years since I was in Rome and it's great to se your son's photos. I didn't realise the money ws put to such good use.
Belas fotos.
Essas viagens são sempre lindas.
Obrigado por sua visita a meu blog.
Wow, what great architecture. I'd love to travel there myself one day.
Cheers,
David Webb: Pictures of Nature
Pensei que havia novas fotos...
Mas nunca cansa rever estas, claro.
Abraços.
What glorious architecture you have in Italy!
I don't think you could take a bad picture of this fountain but these really are excellent photographs. Tell your son, well done!
Love your pictures of Italy!
Beautiful photos! I was once in Rome in the dim and distant past, when I was young, and I threw coins in the Fontana di Trevi, but never returned! A pity, but I went to other countries.
É sewmpre bom rever, mas esperava encontrar novas fotos...
Boa semana.
Great photos of the fontana di Trevi...
An incredible masterpiece this fountain, and so recognized world-wide. I have photos of it with my son when he visited your beautiful country a few years ago. He fell in love with Italy and will be spending his honeymoon there next June. Thank you for your wonderful photographs.
Sonia, que belleza de fotos!! un lugar con tanta relevancia histórica y a la vez, con tanta belleza.
¡Cuantas historias de vida en torno a esta famosa fuente!
Gracias por compartir estas imágenes a través de tu blog :-)
BeTina.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you!
Wonderful collection of photos. Was the crowd simply bystanders and tourists or wedding party friends? Seems rather huge!! But, love will draw much attention, doesn't it.
Olaa! Nossa são lindas suas fotos ,momentos marcantes com direito festivos e tradições.desse que deixa alegria por onde passa. Eu sendo artista ainda pretendo fica por um bom tempo nesse lugar fantastico. Curtí muito seu blogs , parabenss, fica com DEUS !!!
Italy is really a beautiful country !! Thanks for sharing some real wonderful photographs with all of us..Unseen Rajasthan
I love the wedding party photos - what a fun grouping!
Beautiful photos!
This is incredibly beautiful. No wonder so many people go to see it.
Simply beautifully captured shots....fantastic!
WoW...amazing architecture!...I wish i could model it in 3D...
Good blog!
Fantastic photos! Enjoyed seeing the art, architecture and the tourists!
AI sónia..que fotos lindas! Quero tanto ir a Roma! Vamos ver se é este ano! :) Bjs!
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