Rome city officials are considering a 2-euro fee to access Rome’s famed Trevi Fountain. The city’s top tourism official, Roberto Onorato, says the goal is to make the experience more enjoyable for tourists and the area less aggravating for residents.
ROME — Seemingly every tourist in Rome knows the key to returning to the Eternal City is to toss a coin into theand make a wish. The result: Hoards of visitors packing the Baroque monument any given day, taking selfies and betting on a return trip.
“Two euros is more or less the same amount that people toss into the fountain to make a wish,’’ Onorato told The Associated Press Friday.are grappling with how to manage the ever-growing number of tourists, who fuel the economy but can create inconveniences to residents by converging on the same top sites.150-year-old Italian fencing academy trains Hollywood actors as well as Paralympians
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