Rome Hits Tourists with Compulsory Trevi Fountain Admission Fee

A new, mandatory two-Euro admission fee for tourists and non-residents of Rome wishing to get up close to the Trevi Fountain began Monday.

The now-active fee was first announced by the Rome Mayor’s office in December. Italian state-owned broadcaster Rai News explained that starting on Monday, February 2, non-residents of Rome and its metropolitan area will have to pay the admission fee if they want to get to the area closest to the fountain.

According to official details from the Mayor’s Office, the fee will be charged on Mondays and Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00p.m. and the remaining days of the week from 09:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Residents…

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