Overview
- The paid-access perimeter went live on February 2, with roughly 3,000 tickets reported sold by midday on the first day.
- Non-residents pay €2 during set hours (Monday–Friday 11:30–22:00; other days 9:00–22:00), while residents, children under six, people with disabilities with an escort, and licensed guides enter free.
- Tickets are available online and through designated outlets, with on-site purchases by card at the entrance on Via della Stamperia and exit on Via dei Crociferi.
- Crowd management includes 26 stewards per shift and temporary lane barriers, with a permanent fence expected by early March following heritage-body approvals.
- Rules ban eating, drinking, smoking, and sitting on the basin, with fines of €40–€240, €450 for bathing or taking water, and criminal penalties for damage; the city projects about €6.5 million in annual revenue for upkeep.