(CNN) — Ever since Anita Ekberg and Marcello Mastroianni cavorted in its waters in "La Dolce Vita," the Trevi Fountain has become a symbol of Rome. But its extraordinary popularity with tourists seeking their own slice of the sweet life has led to the fountain -- and the tiny piazza in which it sits -- becoming almost permanently overcrowded. He suggests a "protective barrier" that would "prohibit people sitting on the edge of the fountain." Related content The tourists nobody wantsHis motion of November 15 calls the Trevi Fountain a symbol of Rome, along with Piazza di Spagna (the Spanish Steps), the Colosseum and Via dei Fori Imperiali, which runs alongside the Roman Forum, from the Colosseum to Piazza Venezia. "I put forward the motion because the symbolic places of our city need more control and attention," Coia told CNN Travel, adding that his suggested Trevi Fountain checkpoints would be on the access roads "to safeguard decorum and security."

Source: CNN November 26, 2019 16:52 UTC