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Trevi FountainvsColosseum
Trevi Fountain and Colosseum are both endorsed by professionals. On balance, Colosseum is preferred by most reviewers compared to Trevi Fountain. Colosseum comes in at #4 in Rome with endorsements from 9 reviewers such as Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler.
Trevi Fountain
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Michelin Guide
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Piazza di Trev, 00187 Rome
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Fodor's "An aquatic marvel in a city filled with them, the fountain's unique drama is largely due to the site." Full review
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You must toss a coin with your right hand over your left shoulder, with your back to the fountain.
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This fountain almost fills an entire piazza, and is Rome's most famous fountain, its iconic status sealed when Anita Ekberg splashed here in La Dolce Vita." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Flocks of tourist visiting the Eternal City come to throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain in the Campo Marzio neighborhood." Full review
Time Out "For recent generations, it was Anita Ekberg who made this fountain famous when she plunged in wearing a strapless black evening dress." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The beautifully carved, monumentally sized fountain, completed in 1762." Full review
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Remember to throw a coin over your shoulder and into the fountain before you head home
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"It is universally known since Anita Ekberg bathed in it, wearing an evening dress, in Dolce Vità." Full review
Afar Magazine "This fountain is one of the most famous fountains in the world. The elaborate Baroque design is impressive and majestic." Full review
U.S. News & World Report1.0
"A must-see on many travelers' itineraries...situated amongst a high concentration of hotels, shopping and nightlife. Finished in the mid-1700s, the Trevi is a powerful example of a baroque design " Full review
Travel + Leisure "Early mornings and late nights are the best time to see the Trevi Fountain, the city's most outrageous monument to the baroque age"
Rome Travel Guide
July 6, 2021
Frommer's "Supplied by water from the Acqua Vergine aqueduct and a triumph of the baroque style, it was based on the design of Nicolo Salvi and was completed in 1762." Full review
Colosseum Fodor's Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Time Out Frommer's Condé Nast Traveler
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Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome
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Fodor's "The most spectacular extant edifice of ancient Rome, the Colosseo has a history that is half gore, half glory." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Rome’s great gladiatorial arena is the most thrilling of the city's ancient sights." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Though there may no longer be gladiators and staged naval battles at Rome’s iconic Colosseum, it’s still a great hive of activity in central Rome." Full review
Time Out "Vespasian began building the Colosseum - which has hosted gory battles between combinations of gladiators, slaves, prisoners and wild animals of all descriptions." Full review
Frommer's "The first impression you’ll have of the Colosseum is amazement at its sheer enormity." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "One of Rome’s most recognizable ruins, attracting tourists... who marvel at the grand size of this concrete and stone structure built in 70 AD." Full review
Let's Go "It’s the Colosseum." Full review
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Buy a ticket at the Roman Forum to avoid lines ~ Open daily 8:30am-1hr.
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Inaugurated in 80 AD, the Flavian amphitheatre or Colosseum is the biggest in the Roman world (527m in circumference and 57m high)." Full review
National Geographic "Ancient Rome's civic open-air theater, site of gladiator fights and other competitions. Massive structure, now a symbol of Rome." Full review
The Telegraph "Rome’s most famous classical ruin is unmissable – especially now that they have extended the visitor route to the underfloor passageways through which gladiators and wild beasts made their entrances." Full review
