La Dolce Vita

Federico Fellini directed a comedy drama film La Dolce Vita; Italian for the " the sweet life " in the year 1960, which starred Marcello Mastroianni as a faithful restless paparazzi around the streets of Rome, living therefore a frivolous and superficial existence in the high society of that time searching for love, excitement and happiness, Anita Ekberg playing a Swedish-American movie star named Sylvia.

Broken into a fragments of gorgeous vintage scenes, Marcello goes on a assignment for the arrival of Sylvia, a famous Swedish-American actress at Ciampino airport where she is met by a horde of news reporters. That evening, Marcello dances with Sylvia in the Bath of Caracalla. They both left the part early and went Trevi Fountain in the alleys of Rome for a lonely moment together.

Anita Ekberg made the fountain even more famous, when she walked into the fountain in a ballgown, splashing around as Marcello watches in astonishment, he then joins her and there we have one of the most romantic moments in the film history. This scene cemented her status as international bombshell, Ekberg later called her sex-symbol status a "handicap."

The largest baroque fountain in the city and probably the most famous fountain in the world has since become a must see destination for visitors in Rome, Italy. It is covered in scaffolding, and a temporary walkway allows the visitors to reach near the fountain and throw their coins in waterless basin. More than 1000 visitors come to this place in a hour, and the coins collected are donated to Caritas, a catholic charity.