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Rome Sets €2 Ticket to Approach Trevi Fountain Starting Feb. 1

City leaders say the fee targets crowd control to support site upkeep.

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A view of Rome's Trevi Fountain, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, as the city municipality announced that, starting on Feb. 1, it will impose a 2 euro fee for tourists to get close to the fountain. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Visitors admire Rome's Trevi Fountain, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, as the city municipality announced that, starting on Feb. 1, it will impose a 2 euro fee for tourists to visit the recessed fountain edge. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Staff controls the flow of visitors at Rome's Trevi Fountain, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, as the city municipality announced that, starting on Feb. 1, it will impose a 2 euro fee for tourists to get close to the fountain. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Overview

  • Only ticket holders will be allowed onto the stone steps for close-up views, with Rome residents exempt and distant viewing from the square remaining free.
  • City hall projects about €6.5 million in annual revenue from the Trevi ticket, citing roughly nine million close-up visitors this year averaging around 30,000 a day.
  • Tickets will be available online or at the site via contactless payment, with separate queues for advance holders and on-the-spot buyers.
  • The paid access will run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with free entry after nightfall under a permanent, managed pathway system.
  • Five other sites will introduce €5 tickets from February, including the Villa of Maxentius and the Napoleonic, Baracco, Carlo Bilotti and Pietro Canonica museums.