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The list of monuments in Italy for which you have to pay an entrance fee is getting longer. Tourists will have to purchase a two-euro ticket to visit the Trevi Fountain in the capital Rome from January 7th. Access remains free for residents of Rome.
The Trevi Fountain in Rome attracts crowds every day.Image: keystone
As the Milan daily newspaper “Corriere della Sera” reported on Tuesday, the measure is expected to bring the city administration revenue of around 20 million euros.
The number of visitors to the fountain has been limited for about a year now: a maximum of 400 people are allowed to stay in the facility at the same time. From January, two separate entrances will be set up – one for Romans, one for tourists. Payment for the ticket is also possible by credit card.
5.3 million visitors in the first half of the year
The city of Rome’s tourism officer, Alessandro Onorato, emphasized that the aim of the measure was to protect Rome’s largest fountain, a late Baroque masterpiece by the artist Nicola Salvi. In the first six months of this year alone, more than 5.3 million visitors were counted.
After the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain is the most visited monument in Rome.Image: keystone
This makes the Trevi Fountain Rome’s most visited monument after the Colosseum. The income from the entrance fee should flow into improving the tourist offer and services, explained Onorato.
The fountain once became world famous through the film “La dolce Vita” (The Sweet Life) by Federico Fellini with Anita Ekberg bathing in the fountain at night. According to a superstition, any holidaymaker who wants to be sure to return to the Eternal City must throw a coin over their shoulder into the Trevi Fountain.
The baroque fountain is repeatedly used for self-expression. The city is trying to protect the attraction from bathers with high fines. Anyone who enters the water without permission has to pay the equivalent of around 421 francs. (dab/sda/apa)