Overview
- The charge applies daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to nonresidents, with viewing from the piazza and nighttime access remaining free.
- Officials estimate the fee could raise about €6.5 million per year to support maintenance across Rome’s cultural sites.
- Exemptions cover registered Rome residents, children under age 5 and people with disabilities.
- Visitors can pay online in advance, while waiting in line or at designated tourist outlets around the city.
- The policy follows a year of managed-access trials that recorded roughly 30,000 close-up visitors per day in 2025, peaking near 70,000, and it is being rolled out alongside new entry charges at several small city museums.