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Cash is King (for now)

6 September 2022

4:00 AM

6 September 2022

4:00 AM

Nicola Salvi’s Baroque Trevi Fountain sits in the centre of Rome. It is a relatively modern addition, built on the bones of the 19 BC original where it honours its ancient surroundings with dramatic Travertine figures. They watch over the tourists who are busy littering the fountain with cash.

If you throw one coin into the water, you will return to Rome.

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