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Rome to Charge €2 for Close Access to Trevi Fountain From Feb. 1, Adding €5 Tickets at Five Other Sites

City officials say the move responds to overcrowding that reached about nine million visitors this year.

Overview

  • Close-up access to the Trevi Fountain will require a €2 ticket, with distant viewing remaining free for all and free entry preserved for Rome residents.
  • The policy takes effect on February 1, 2026 and adds €5 entry at the Villa of Maxence, the Napoleonic Museum of Rome, the Giovanni Barracco Museum, the Carlo Bilotti Museum and the Pietro Canonica Museum.
  • City hall estimates the Trevi fee could generate about €6.5 million per year and frames the ticketing as a tool to manage flows and improve safety.
  • Officials report roughly nine million visitors to the fountain area between January 1 and December 8—about 30,000 per day—after earlier steps to cap simultaneous presence at 400 people.
  • Authorities say coins collected weekly from the fountain total thousands of euros that go to the charity Caritas, as Rome aligns with wider European crowd-control charges at top attractions.