Rome Trevi Fountain Express Guided Tour & Undergrounds

About this activity

Smartphone tickets accepted
Wheelchair accessible
Duration: 40 minutes
English
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Experience Highlights

Immerse yourself in the grandeur of the Trevi Fountain with this 40-minute express tour that takes you beyond the surface, 9 metres underground to explore an underground domus and the Roman aqueduct that still feeds the fountain. With a small group of maximum 12 people, you will enjoy clear explanations and passion from a live professional guide.

You will meet your guide next to the church in front of Via del Lavatore 49. The activity includes headphones to hear every detail without interference; you just need to wear comfortable shoes and clothes.

This tour is ideal for those who want to learn the secrets that most tourists overlook and touch with their own hands the millenary stratification that has shaped Rome today.

  • Book now and discover the Trevi Fountain from its hidden foundations.
  • Take advantage of the small group size to ask your expert guide as many questions as you like.
  • Visit a 2,000-year-old Roman aqueduct still functioning nine metres underground.

What’s included

  • Professional guide (in the chosen language)
  • Entrance to the underground excavation of the domus
  • Individual earphones to hear the guide clearly

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Keep in mind you need to arrive 5 minutes before start

Step by Step

The Trevi Fountain is much more than a baroque monument to throw coins into: it is the visible top of a 2,000-year-old Roman aqueduct that still provides water to the city today. On this express guided tour, you will start right in front of Via del Lavatore 49, next to the entrance of the church, where your guide will welcome you and hand you the headphones that will make it easier to listen to every explanation.

You will then admire the mythological and sculptural details of the fountain, learning the symbolism of its figures and the story of its creator before descending through a passageway to the newly excavated underground domus. There, nine metres underground, you will walk over the original foundations and get a close-up view of the only functioning ancient aqueduct.

As you make your way through the archaeological site, your guide will tell you about urban stratification, how Rome was built on its own remains and anecdotes such as the tradition of coin tossing: three coins, three wishes... and how it all began. Each step reveals layers of history that are rarely accessible to the average tourist.

Finally, you will return to the surface with another look at the Trevi Fountain, contemplating it with new eyes and having connected legend and engineering in a compact but intense tour.

Time permitting, your guide will also share personalised recommendations for further exploration of Rome's historic centre on your own: from nearby cafes to other ancient remains barely visible beneath the streets.

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