Rome wants to charge tourists to visit the Trevi Fountain - here’s why - video Dailymotion

Access to the bucket list destination will be restricted in November to make way for maintenance works.

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00:00Rome could soon launch a ticketing system to enter one of its most iconic sites, the

00:06Trevi Fountain.

00:08Authorities in the Italian capital say they want to start the scheme at the fountain as

00:13part of ongoing plans to both reduce crowds and promote sustainable tourism.

00:19Rome's city council say if enforced it would act as a ticket reservation system, free for

00:24Romans and costing a symbolic one euro for tourists.

00:29If you're going to put a price on it, I think it's not what it's worth, I don't know.

00:35It's beautiful like this, all these people coming from all around the world, you're going

00:39to put a price on it?

00:40I don't think it's a good idea.

00:43You know, you shouldn't have to pay a tax to watch this.

00:45This is for everybody.

00:46And people that don't have euros shouldn't have to pay anything.

00:53The city's authorities say the goal of the charge is not to raise money, but to lessen

00:58and control crowds.

01:28The plan is currently only an initial idea, with nothing concrete decided yet.