Rome’s Trevi Fountain to be charged from February 1st

Those who want to admire the Trevi Fountain from as close as possible, that is, walk down its steps to the edge of the basin and throw coins into the water, will have to pay a ticket.

The fee will be in effect every day from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The ticket will not apply to other parts of the square in front of the Trevi Fountain, from where the monument can also be viewed.

For those living in Rome and the residential areas of the Italian capital, visiting the Trevi Fountain will remain free with proof of address.

According to the mayor’s office, the largest and most famous fountain in the Eternal City was visited by almost nine million people between January 1 and December 8 this year: thirty thousand people were in the square in front of the fountain every day, but there were also days when seventy thousand people crowded in the square – Roberto Gualtieri emphasized at a press conference held at the Capitoline Museum on Friday.

The mayor emphasized that the ticket exchange serves to ensure the usability of the square, the protection of visitors, and quality tourism service, as this way those who come there can see the Trevi Fountain calmly, without jostling and crowds.

According to calculations, the introduction of the ticket system could generate six and a half million euros in revenue for the city annually.

Five more sites in the Italian capital that were previously free for tourists will now have to pay: the Villa of Emperor Maxentius in the archaeological park of the Via Appia Antica, the Napoleon Museum, the Giovanni Baracco Collection of Ancient Sculpture, the Carlo Bilotti Museum of Contemporary Art in the Borghese Villa and the Pietro Canonica Museum in the same building. Each will cost five euros per person.

Roberto Gualtieri announced that while tourists will have to buy tickets at several locations, all city museums and archaeological sites will be free for Romans from February 1.

Previously, mandatory ticket purchases were introduced for tourists at the Pantheon, and admission will cost five euros per person from July 2023.