Trevi Fountain, hypothesis of a two-euro ticket for tourists: the Campidoglio holds back

With regard to what was reported today (by the Ansa ndr), on the hypothesis of introducing a fee for access to the Trevi Fountain, it should be noted that this is only a working hypothesis on which the Capitoline Administration, as is well known, has been considering for some time. However, as of today, no dates have been decided, nor have any decisions been taken on the matter. This is what sources in the Campidoglio specify),

"The Municipality of Rome cannot prevent the free circulation of tourists in a public space, it is like taking the Trevi Fountain out of the European Union. The idea of inserting a ticket fee has nothing to do with safeguarding the monument, nor with combating overtourism, which are already guaranteed by the (free) quota access currently in force.

Gualtieri and Onorato just want to make money at the expense of those who come to visit the capital, to get some money to fix the roads and buy some buses. But these are services that they should still guarantee to everyone, citizens and visitors alike, and they cannot pretend to pass them off as reinvestment in tourism'. This was stated in a note by Gian Marco Centinaio, Vice-President of the Senate and head of the Lega Nord tourism department.

"Finally, I would like to remind you that on a similar case, the entrance ticket to Venice, a judgement of the Constitutional Court is pending, while the European Commission has given a favourable opinion only if the blockade is limited to a few days with high turnout.

Now the Municipality of Rome wants to step into a legally dangerous wake, with the risk of being overwhelmed by appeals,' Centinaio concludes.