"City authorities in Rome have introduced an entrance fee to six historic sites and museums, including the Trevi fountain, which now carries a €2 admission charge, in a bid to ease congestion and offset costs of preserving the capital's heritage. The Trevi fee was rolled out along with a new €5 tourist ticket fee (the Roma Mic card) for some of the city's civic museums including the Napoleonic Museum and the Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture."
"He told Reuters news agency that "€2 isn't very much ... and it will lead to less chaotic tourist flows". According to the , the fee is forecast to bring in €6.5m a year which will be used to invest in the fountain and other monuments in the Italian capital. The coins tossed into the fountain will continue to be donated to charity. Access will be available to the famous fountain free of charge after 10pm daily."
City authorities in Rome introduced entrance fees for six historic sites and museums, with the Trevi Fountain now carrying a €2 admission charge. A €5 Roma Mic tourist ticket covers entry to some civic museums, including the Napoleonic Museum and the Giovanni Barracco Museum of Ancient Sculpture. Roman residents are exempt from the fees. The pricing system, starting 2 February, aims to encourage local museum use while protecting cultural heritage. The measure is projected to raise €6.5m annually for monuments, with coins tossed into the fountain continuing to be donated to charity and free access after 10pm daily. Recent conservation work included a €300,000, three-month cleaning that removed mould and calcium incrustations and closed the site behind a temporary walkway under a visitor cap and queuing system. The Trevi was completed in 1762 on the rear façade of Palazzo Poli and features white Carrara marble statues.
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