ROME — Tourists who want to get close to Rome's Trevi Fountain will soon have to pay a two-euro ($2.34) fee, the city mayor said on Friday, as authorities look to ​profit more handsomely from Italy's many attractions. "Two euros isn't very much ... and it ​will lead to less chaotic tourist flows," Gualtieri said, stressing that citizens of Rome will continue to have free access to the fountain. The Trevi Fountain, where tradition dictates that visitors toss a coin into the water to guarantee their return to Rome, has long been a major tourist attraction, even for visiting world leaders. "If it means that ⁠money is used to keep it maintained, then yeah, that's fine," said British tourist Yvonne ‍Salustri. As a result the square outside is often crammed with people waiting for ‍their turn to pay and enter.

Source: Daily Sun December 19, 2025 20:44 UTC