‘Pay and smile’ – Rome guests face Trevi Fountain cost – Worldwide Dispatch

Rome has launched a €2 payment to entry the viewing space of its iconic Trevi Fountain, which had beforehand been free to go to.

The cost is meant to assist handle the numbers of vacationers and lift funds for the monument’s maintenance.

Some vacationers have welcomed the initiative, hoping it should cut back crowding and create a greater expertise. Nevertheless, a skeptical vacationer from Sicily is resigned to having to “pay and smile” on the Italian landmark.