(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 7 - Access to the Trevi Fountain will be
limited during the Roman Catholic Jubilee Holy Year of 2025 in a
pilot scheme that may lead to the introduction of a fee to see
the iconic Roman landmark, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said
Monday.
The centre-left official also announced the start Monday of
extraordinary maintenance of the Fountain.
It will be surrounded by transparent panels but within a month a
'horseshoe' walkway will be installed inside the basin where
visitors will be able to walk while enjoying an unprecedented
view.
The walkway will have limited access, and will therefore be a
dress rehearsal and experimentation of limited access to the
basin that will be introduced at the end of the work, in time
for the Jubilee.
In a later phase, the introduction of a "small contribution" for
entry will also be evaluated, Gulatieri said. The announcement
was made by Gualtieri together with the councilors for Culture
and Tourism Miguel Gotor and Alessandro Onorato and the heritage
superintendent Claudio Parisi Presicce. Toruists can still make
their iconic coin toss into a 'basket' from the walkway,
expressing the wish to return to the Eternal City, Gualtieri
said. (ANSA).
Access to Trevi Fountain to be limited for Jubilee
Pilot scheme, entry fee to be mulled later