{"id":7397,"date":"2024-01-31T04:32:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T09:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=7397"},"modified":"2024-01-31T04:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T09:32:07","slug":"tourists-throw-over-e1-million-into-italys-trevi-fountain-each-year-heres-what-happens-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/31\/tourists-throw-over-e1-million-into-italys-trevi-fountain-each-year-heres-what-happens-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourists throw over \u20ac1 million into Italy\u2019s Trevi Fountain each year. Here\u2019s what happens to it"},"content":{"rendered":"

The heartwarming story of what happens to the coins thrown into the Trevi Fountain.<\/h3>
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EuroNews –<\/em><\/strong> If you\u2019ve visited Rome, you\u2019ve probably thrown a coin into the famed Trevi fountain. Each year, over \u20ac1 million ends up in the water of the spectacular 18th century monument. But where does all this money go? <\/p>

For over a decade, the windfall – collected by a dedicated team every few months – has been contributing to a very good cause.<\/p>

Why do people throw coins into the Trevi Fountain?<\/h2>
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Built between 1732 and 1762, the Trevi Fountain is one of Rome\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> most iconic sights. It was designed by Nicola Salvi and represents the taming of the waters.<\/p>

Against a monumental facade of giant Corinthian pilasters, river god Oceanus rides a shell chariot pulled by sea horses.<\/p>

One of the creatures is docile while the other rears wildly, representing the contrasting characters of the sea<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>

As per tradition,\u00a0tourists<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0stand with their backs facing the monument and toss a coin over their left shoulder with their right hand into the water.<\/p>

The ritual was made famous by the 1954 film “Three Coins in the Fountain” and is supposed to guarantee the visitor\u2019s return to the\u00a0Eternal City<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>

How much money gets thrown into the Trevi Fountain?<\/h2>

Each day, around \u20ac3,000 of loose change ends up in the Trevi Fountain.<\/p>

That works out as up to \u20ac1.5 million tossed into its waters each year.<\/p>

What happens to the money thrown into the Trevi Fountain?<\/h2>

A couple of times a year, the city sends in a team to collect the fortune.<\/p>

The workers use brushes on the end of long poles to sweep the coins into piles and then use a suction hose to extract the money from the water.<\/p>

The coins are then bagged under the watchful eye of the police.<\/p>

In 2001, the mayor decided that the money should be collected for a local charity to put a stop to the frequent attempts by people to steal<\/strong><\/a> coins from the fountain.<\/p>

Since then, the loose change that ends up in the fountain has been donated each year to Rome\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> Catholic charity Caritas.<\/p>

It has been a huge boost for the charity and the sum now makes up 15 per cent of its annual budget<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>

The group uses the money to help the city\u2019s poor and needy. It funds soup kitchens, homeless shelters, free supermarkets and other projects.<\/p>

It also goes towards the upkeep of a complex on the outskirts of\u00a0Rome<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0housing a nursing home, canteen and dentist for city residents living in poverty.<\/p>

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