The makeshift barriers were part of measures to deter crowds due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Trevi Fountain barriers. Photo RomaToday.
However police continue to maintain a constant presence, to prevent crowds, and visitors will be asked to move along if they stay too long in the one place.
Due to the covid-19 crisis and the almost complete lack of foreign tourists, these days the Trevi Fountain only receives a handful of visitors compared to the hordes that visited up until this time last year.