The Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy, which has become a world-class tourist attraction since the movie "Roman Holiday".

Environmental activists jumped into this famous fountain.

The group, called Ultima Generazione, or "The Last Generation," took to the fountain with ink and held a banner saying they would not pay for fossil fuels.

However, the tourists booed as the water turned black, and the police eventually pulled them away East Sea confiscate their protest items.

Previously, the group staged ink protests at the Barcaccia Fountain in Rome's Plaza de España last month and earlier this month at the Fiumi Fountain in Rome's Piazza Navona.

This time, they argued that they were trying to raise awareness of the seriousness of the climate crisis in the wake of the floods that hit northern Italy.

Recently, 14 people were killed and more than 3,30 were displaced by a rain of water bombs in northern Italy.

They said the ink that stained the Trevi Fountain was vegetable, to which the mayor of Rome retorted, "We must stop this outrageous attack on our artistic heritage."

He also said that it takes 1762,<> liters of water to purify the fountain, saying it takes time, effort and water.

Completed in <>, the Trevi Fountain attracts hundreds of tourists a year, along with the Spanish Steps after the movie Roman Holiday.

(Reporter: Kim Yong-tae / Video Editing: Choi Hye-young / Production: Digital News Editor)