The Trevi Fountain in Rome will undergo a much-needed cleaning, while allowing visitors an intimate glimpse of the restoration process.

A glass and steel walkway is to be built across Rome’s Trevi Fountain, restricting access to visitors as the water is emptied ahead of a thorough scrubbing.

Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain is to undergo a two-month clean-up when some visitors will get a rare, close-up view of the Baroque masterpiece from a suspended walkway, authorities said Monday.

If you're visiting Rome's Trevi Fountain in the next few months, you're likely to have a somewhat disappointing view of the site which is undergoing renovation. In the coming months, visitors will only be able to approach the city's best-loved fountain using a walkway built while restoration work is under way.