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Explore UNDER the Trevi Fountain in Rome
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On a small side street near the Trevi Fountain in Rome, is a secret archaeological site, for an underground visit to the aqueduct that feeds water into the Trevi Fountain.
In Rome, The City of Water, there is a little known spot, hiding right under the noses of millions of tourists, that is open for tours taking visitors to the area underneath the Trevi Fountain.
Vicus Caprarius, an ancient Roman complex located beneath the Trevi district including the famous fountain. This archaeological site dating back to the first century,
wasn’t discovered until the late 1990s.
Visiting this hidden gem, visitors will find pools filled with water from Aqua Virgo, one of the 11 aqueducts of ancient Rome. which also feeds into the Trevi Fountain where tourists toss their coins.
Built in early 1700’s, this famous and iconic attraction in Rome gained even more popularity after it was featured in the 1954 film “Three Coins in the Fountain”, the first CinemaScope picture to be shot overseas.
Open Tuesday to Sunday 11 am-5 pm, reservations are highly suggested on weekdays and mandatory weekends and holidays.
In Euros, adults $4, Children 14 - 18 $1, and Guided Tours $8 www.vicuscaprarius.com
Heading underground you will see a glimpse at
the homes of ancient upper-class Romans filled with hundreds of artifacts that were found during excavation, including terra-cotta figurines, African pottery, mosaic tiles, and coins.
With construction starting for a modern day cinema complex in the late nineties, almost immediately mechanical intervention discovered a vast building complex of the Imperial Age,
a testimony of the city’s ancient urban fabric, thus halting construction and initiating preservation.
Dating back to the 4th Century,
this discovery was preserved and laid the foundation as one of the first examples in Italy of a virtuous collaboration between public and private interests. Don’t miss visiting on your trip to Rome.
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