Tourists have started throwing
'return to Rome' coins into the Roman Forum, mimicking the
tradition at the Trevi Fountain, officials said Saturday.
The area below the Campidoglio (Capitol) perch overlooking the
iconic site is now littered with one and two euro coins and
small change in other currencies, they said.
Officials say more and more tourists have been seen turning
their back to the Forum and throwing a coin over their shoulder,
as is done at the Trevi Fountain.
The traditional belief that throwing a coin into the Trevi
Fountain guarantees a safe return to the Eternal City dates back
centuries.
Visitors to the fountain have recently begun to swipe their
credit cards on the edges of the famous monument.
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