Visitors admire Rome's Trevi Fountain on December 19, 2025, as the Italian city announced that, starting in February, it will impose a €2 fee for tourists to visit the recessed fountain edge. ANDREW MEDICHINI / AP
Tourists will have to pay a €2 entrance fee to get close to Rome's Trevi Fountain beginning in February, officials said Friday, December 19, in a bid to tackle overtourism. The Baroque masterpiece, located in a public square, will remain viewable from a distance for free, but closer access will be exclusively for ticket holders. "From February 1 we are introducing a paid ticket for six sites" in the Italian capital, including the Trevi Fountain, Mayor Roberto Gualtieri told a press conference. Entrance to the other five sites will cost €5.
The backdrop to the most famous scene in Federico Fellini's film La Dolce Vita, when actress Anita Ekberg takes a dip, the 18th-century fountain is top of the list for many visitors exploring the Eternal City. Making a wish and tossing a coin into the water is such a strong tradition that authorities collect thousands of euros a week to donate to the Caritas charity.
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