Rome set to verify Trevi Fountain entry payment within the coming days.
Tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain may quickly be charged to see the long-lasting Rome landmark as town strikes ahead with a contentious plan to introduce an entry payment.
The information was introduced on Tuesday by newspaper Corriere della Sera which reported that the ticket will value €2, whereas admission will stay free for Rome residents.
The press workplace of Rome tourism councillor Alessandro Onorato confirmed that adjustments have been afoot however clarified that “that is solely a working speculation that the metropolis administration, as is well-known, has been contemplating for a while”, including that “no dates have been set, nor have any choices been made.”
The begin date of the proposed entry payment system to go to the Baroque fountain is to be set throughout a gathering to be held later this week, with an official announcement anticipated earlier than Christmas.
The date reported by the Corriere is 7 January – the day after a public vacation in Italy which marks the top of the Christmas holidays – nevertheless that is but to be confirmed.
Once launched, the entry payment will solely apply to vacationers – not Rome residents – and based on metropolis corridor estimates the transfer ought to generate an annual treasure chest of round €20 million for the capital.
Last summer time, Corriere della Sera reported that the entry payment was set to be launched in September 2025 – one 12 months after the plan was first mooted by Onorato, nevertheless the transfer did not come to cross.
