There will be new regulations in place for travelers who want to visit one of Rome’s most popular landmarks.
It will be expensive, and there will be a restricted number of visitors.
According to authorities from the city council, Rome is contemplating restricting access to one of its most popular landmarks in anticipation of what is anticipated to be a prosperous year for tourism in the Eternal City.
Visitors to the Trevi Fountain would be required to make a reservation in advance, and there would be a predetermined schedule of time slots and a restricted number of individuals who would be permitted to access the stairs that surround the fountain.
The city of Rome is getting ready to play home to the Jubilee celebration in 2025, which is a Roman Catholic festival that will last for a whole year and is anticipated to draw 32 million visitors and pilgrims.
“For Romans, we are considering making it free, while non-residents would be asked to make a symbolic contribution, one or two euros ($1.1-2.2),” Rome’s tourism councillor Alessandro Onorato said in an interview with the Il Messaggero newspaper on Thursday.
As of Wednesday, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri referred to the implementation of steps to reduce the number of tourists as “a very concrete possibility.”
It is getting more difficult to control the situation at the Trevi Fountain from a technological standpoint, he said to the press.
There are also demonstrations taking place in other towns, such as Barcelona and Venice, which are experiencing issues brought about by so-called overtourism. In these cities, the local authorities piloted an admission price program for tourists this year.
The Trevi Fountain, where it is customary for tourists to throw a coin in order to ensure that they will return to Rome and have their wishes granted, has been a big draw for a very long time, even for visiting government officials from other countries.
The monument, which was finished in 1762, is a masterpiece of late Baroque architecture. It depicts sculptures of Tritons directing the shell chariot of the deity Oceanus, which illustrates the concept of the goddess Oceanus bringing the waves under control.
In the film “La Dolce Vita” directed by Federico Fellini, Anita Ekberg is shown wading into the fountain and beckoning her co-star Marcello Mastroianni to join her. This scene is considered to be one of the most iconic moments in the history of cinema. Come over here!
It has been brought to the attention of travelers that the city in Italy is undergoing a magnificent renovation in preparation for the arrival of about 32 million tourists during the Roman Catholic Holy Year.
Rome’s crumbling infrastructure is being placed under a significant amount of pressure as a result of the Vatican vacation.
Rome has pooled billions of euros in national and European money to revamp tourist landmarks, transit hubs, parks, streets, and even its garbage cans in order to take advantage of the event, which is a unique celebration that has historically been conducted every quarter of a century.
The frenzy of work has caused traffic to get backed up, much to the ire of locals, and has left some tourists feeling as if they have been shortchanged as they navigate their way through a multitude of construction sites. However, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri has assured them that all will be worth it in the end.