Visitors to Rome’s Trevi Fountain, famous for throwing coins into it, will now have to pay a 2 euro ticket fee to throw a coin in.
The historic fountain, which is always crowded with people year-round for the coin-throwing ritual, now has ticket booths.
Tourists who traditionally throw coins into the fountain to make wishes such as “love” or “a return to Rome” will now have to pay a 2 euro entrance fee.
Payment will be required between 11:30 AM and 10:00 PM on Mondays and Fridays, and between 9:00 AM and 10:00 PM on the rest of the week.
Residents of Rome, people with disabilities, and tour guides will be able to enter for free upon presentation of identification.
The Rome Municipality aims to both reduce the clutter around the fountain and generate extra revenue with this initiative.
At the ceremony held on Monday morning for the opening of the ticket offices, city officials said that the funds raised would be “used to show all due care for the sensitivity of Rome’s monuments.”
