Rome landmark records more than five million tourists in the first half of this year.Visitors to the Trevi Fountain could soon be charged €2 to see the iconic Rome landmark as a contentious plan by the city council to introduce an entry fee steps up a gear.Rome could start charging tourists to see the Baroque monument from September - Corriere della Sera newspaper reports - one year after the plan was first mooted by the city's tourism councillor Alessandro Onorato. The entry fee would not apply to Rome residents and the project has the support of the capital's mayor Roberto Gualtieri who has described it as "a very concrete idea". Late last year, following the completion of maintenance works, the city introduced a trial queuing system at the famed fountain. The 18th-century monument is open to 400 visitors at a time, from 09.00 until 21.00 every day except on Monday and Friday when it opens at 11.00 to allow for the collection of coins, with open access after 21.00. Unlike the Pantheon, where Italy's culture ministry introduced a €5 entry fee in 2023, the Trevi Fountain is under the jurisdiction of the Italian capital. The fountain has registered more than 5.3 million visitors in the first six months of this year, Corriere della Sera reports. If this trend continues, the number of visitors could approach 11 million by the end of this year, pointing to a potential treasure chest of around €20 million for the city. Photo credit: Preto Perola / Shutterstock.com.

Visitors to the Trevi Fountain could soon be charged €2 to see the iconic Rome landmark as a contentious plan by the city council to introduce an entry fee steps up a gear. Rome could start charging tourists to see the Baroque monument from September - Corriere della Sera newspaper - one year after the by the city's tourism councillor Alessandro Onorato. The entry fee would not apply to Rome residents and the project has the support of the capital's mayor Roberto Gualtieri who has described it as "". Late last year, following the completion of , the city introduced a trial queuing system at the famed fountain. The 18th-century monument is open to 400 visitors at a time, from 09.00 until 21.00 every day except on Monday and Friday when it opens at 11.00 to allow for , with open access after 21.00. Unlike the Pantheon, where Italy's culture ministry introduced a  in 2023, the Trevi Fountain is under the jurisdiction of the Italian capital. The fountain has registered more than 5.3 million visitors in the first six months of this year, Corriere della Sera reports. If this trend continues, the number of visitors could approach 11 million by the end of this year, pointing to a potential treasure chest of around €20 million for the city. Photo credit: Preto Perola / Shutterstock.com.