La Dolce Vita · Filming location
Trevi Fountain
In the story · Sylvia and Marcello in the fountain
A real filming location, and the most famous scene in Italian cinema. Late at night Sylvia, the American film star, wanders the empty streets with Marcello, finds the fountain, walks into the water in her black evening dress and calls him: 'Marcello, come here!'. He follows her in, and at dawn the water stops. The scene was shot in winter; Mastroianni is said to have drunk vodka to bear the cold water.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 1-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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Things to do
La Dolce Vita: a tour linked to the story
Private photo walk with a photographer · from Trevi Fountain · about 1 h 30 min · Guide in English, Italian, French, Spanish, or Russian
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Via Veneto920 m away · 12 min on foot
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Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Piazza del Quirinale
350 m away · 5 min on footThe hilltop square of the President's palace, with a fountain and a view over Rome.
Doria Pamphilj Gallery
410 m away · 5 min on footA family palace on Via del Corso hung with paintings by Caravaggio, Titian and Velázquez.
Santa Maria della Vittoria
990 m away · 13 min on footA small Baroque church that holds Bernini's marble Ecstasy of Saint Teresa.
Where to stand for the photo
From the steps on the right side of the square, frame the whole fountain; come very early or late at night to see it almost empty, as in the film.
Getting there
- Address: Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma
- Transport
- Metro A to Barberini, then about 10 minutes on foot.
- Access
- The square is free. The area in front of the basin needs a €2 ticket for non-residents (since 2 February 2026): 09:00 to 22:00, from 11:30 on Mondays and Fridays, free after 22:00. Rome residents, children under 6 and disabled visitors with a companion go in free. Tickets online at fontanaditrevi.roma.it or at the entrance. Bathing in the fountain is forbidden and fined. Check the times before you go.
Public sources (3)
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
From other stories, nearby
- Fontana di TreviEmily in Parissame place
- Trevi FountainRoman Holidaysame place
- The barber's shop near the Trevi FountainRoman Holiday30 m away · 1 min on foot
- Palazzo ColonnaRoman Holiday350 m away · 5 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Baccano
100 m away · 1 min on footbistro€€Mediterranean bistro with an oyster bar, open all day between the Trevi Fountain and Via del Corso
Piccolo Arancio
140 m away · 2 min on foottrattoria€€Family-run Roman trattoria in a lane three minutes from the Trevi Fountain, where Ann wanders in Roman Holiday
Colline Emiliane
410 m away · 5 min on footItalian€€Emilian cooking since 1931, steps from Palazzo Barberini, the embassy Princess Ann escapes in Roman Holiday
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story