1762 marked the year of completion of the most famous fountain in Rome and one of the most celebrated in the world. The Trevi Fountain, one of the jewels of the Baroque era was actually built to herald the arrival of water from the “Acqua Virgo” acqueduct. In true Baroque Italian style, Pope Urban VIII found the simple basin design of 1453 understated and insufficient and asked Giovanni Bernini to sketch possible new designs. 30 years of work, from 1732 to 1762 saw Nicola Salvi lovingly crafting the fountain as we know of it today, incorporating some details from Bernini’s earlier sketches.
Hold your breath and be transported into a mythical world, where Neptune majestically rides the water in his shell chariot pulled by two tempermental hippocamps. Two Tritons expertly guide the hippocamps, one ceremoniously blowing a conch shell as if to proclaim the impending arrival of the God of the Sea. Why not selfishly enjoy this monument by visiting during one of your late night strolls.? The Boutique Hotel Trevi is located a stone’s throw or should we say a coin’s throw away from the splendor of this water-rock kingdom.
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