Officials are now considering a plan to manage tourism to one of Rome’s most-visited sites: A 2-euro ($2.25) ticket to access an open-air fountain that has always been free of charge.
ROME — Seemingly every tourist in Rome knows the key to returning to the Eternal City is to toss a coin into the and 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.
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