ROME, ITALY (FEBRUARY 2, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. TREVI FOUNTAIN

2. STAFF MEMBERS STANDING IN FRONT OF FOUNTAIN

3. CARD READING (Italian, English): "Ticket office"

4. TOURISTS BUYING TICKETS

5. VARIOUS OF STAFF MEMBERS STANDING IN TICKET OFFICE

6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM ARGENTINA, VALENTINA DE VICENTIS, SAYING:

"Okay, well, I don't have any problems, I agree. I didn't know that we had to pay, but I have no problem with that. Like, there are less people in here, so I think that's good, because if not, there are a lot of people and you can't take pictures and you can't stay (for a long) time and enjoy, I think."

7. PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF FOUNTAIN

8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURISTS FROM U.S., DOWON CHA AND LETICIA MENDEZ, SAYING:

CHA: "I mean, I think tourists have to pay for everything anyway, so it's a lot better than it was yesterday. It was very packed, so I think it's okay."

JOURNALIST: "So it's a good decision, you think, and it's not a problem for tourists to pay something to visit."

CHA: "No."

MENDEZ: "If it's two euros, okay (laughs)."

9. WOMAN POSING IN FRONT OF FOUNTAIN

10. PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF FOUNTAIN

11. WOMAN TOSSING COIN

12. COINS IN FOUNTAIN

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALIAN TOURIST FROM PALERMO, FRANCESCO NOTO, SAYING:

"It's something completely out of this world, I don't agree with it and I don't accept it. But what can we do? We pay and smile."

14. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF FOUNTAIN, POSING FOR PHOTOS

15. VARIOUS OF FOUNTAIN

16. COIN IN FOUNTAIN

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

The city of Rome introduced on Monday (February 2) a 2‑euro visitors' fee to access the viewing area of its iconic Trevi Fountain, which had previously been free to visit.

The charge, valid from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends, is intended to help manage overtourism and raise funds for the monument's upkeep.

It applies only to visitors who want to walk down the stone steps to get close to the fountain's basin, while the surrounding square offering a view of the imposing monument will remain open to everyone.

Under rules first announced in December, Rome residents are exempt, as are disabled people with their companions, and children under 6.

Tourists from around the world visiting the fountain told Reuters they were not bothered by the new fee, with some saying they expected it to ease overcrowding.

Others, including Francesco Noto from Sicily, expressed opposition to the measure, saying that visiting monuments should be everyone's right. "But what can we do? We pay and smile," he added.

Authorities say more than 10 million people visited the fountain between December 2024 and December 2025, a period that largely coincided with the Catholic Holy Year, which drew about 33.5 million pilgrims to Rome.

In addition to the Trevi Fountain, five other Roman monuments that had previously been free to visit are now subject to an admission fee, including the Orangery at Villa Borghese and the Napoleonic Museum.