Rome - According to popular belief, anyone who throws a coin into the Trevi Fountain will eventually return to the Eternal City. But where to put the coins when the fountain is dry? Into a pool!

The Roman landmark has recently been pumped empty due to extraordinary restoration work.

In order to allow tourists to toss coins despite this, the city administration has set up a temporary pool.

Just a few hours after the rectangular pool was set up on the steps to the Trevi Fountain, numerous coins could be found at its bottom.

Tourists stood tightly packed behind the fences erected almost a month ago to restrict access to the lower section of the fountain and threw their money into the water.

There was a lot of mockeryon social media . "Imagine flying several hours by plane to Rome to see the Trevi Fountain and then finding yourself behind a fence in front of a paddling pool."