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Rome to Charge €2 for Close-Up Access to Trevi Fountain Starting Feb. 1

City officials describe the small charge as a crowd-control measure that supports 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

  • The fee applies to the immediate area around the fountain from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with free viewing from the surrounding piazza and free close access after nightfall.
  • Only nonresidents pay, with exemptions for Rome residents, children under five, and people with disabilities and their companions.
  • The move is part of a six-site rollout that adds €5 admission at the Villa of Maxentius, the Napoleonic Museum, the Baracco Museum, the Carlo Bilotti Museum, and the Pietro Canonica Museum.
  • Tickets will be available online and on site with contactless payment and separate queues, and officials project about €6.5 million a year from Trevi access alone.
  • Officials cite overtourism pressures with roughly nine million close-up visits this year and prior trials that capped the space at about 400 people to reduce congestion and petty crime risks.