US EditionTrevi Fountain fee goes into effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist flow
Rome's €2 fee aims to reduce overcrowding at the Trevi Fountain, generating an estimated €6.5 million annually for maintenance, staffing, and free local museum access.
- Rome's Trevi Fountain has launched a new €2 ticketing system to help manage crowds and raise funds for maintenance.
- City officials estimate the admission fee could generate at least €6 million per year, with proceeds partly funding free museum access for locals.
- Visitors have mixed reactions, with some seeing the fee as worthwhile for better viewing and others hoping accessibility improvements are made.
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To visit the most famous fountain in Rome will no longer be free. It will have a value of two euros (about $2 thousand) for tourists who want to approach.With this, the Roman authorities seek to maintain order and control, since according to previous estimates, the source received about 30 thousand people per day.This new system will apply every day of the week from 11:30 to 22:00 hours, but on weekends the schedule will extend from 9:00 hours.B…
In Rome, a fee has been imposed for the opportunity to approach the Trevi fountain, in which tourists are used to throwing coins. To access the fountain from 9 a.m. (Mondays and Fridays from 11.30 a.m. to 10 p.m.), they need to buy a ticket for two euros. Children under 5 years of age, persons with disabilities and residents of Rome are released from ticket fees. Late evenings and early mornings, the fountain is still available free of charge.
In Rome, access to the famous Trevi Fountain becomes a fee. A measure designed to better manage the tourist influx and to finance the maintenance of the heritage.
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