The mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, inaugurated this Saturday the temporary walkway designed to manage the enormous flow of visitors to the Trevi Fountain of the Italian capital until the end of the restoration works.
No more than 130 people They will be able to cross the structure, which offers a new way to enjoy one of the city’s most famous monuments. “At the entrance to the walkway there is a people counting mat,” Gualtieri said, according to the AGI news agency.
«With this gateway, in fact, we are also experimenting with quotas, an initiative that we have decided to take to allow a best use of source», he added.
The restoration works have already provided the first curious information, since they have been collected 10,000 euros in coins from the bottom of the additional pond that has been installed next to the monument to prevent damage to the sculptures with the coins and that have already helped Caritas feed more than 1,000 people.
Throwing a coin into the Trevi Fountain will cost two euros
This is not the only measure that has been implemented in the Italian city in recent months. Last September, Alessandro Onorato, Councilor for Tourism of Rome, announced that see the Trevi Fountain up close and flipping a coin would cost two euros to “guarantee a unique experience.”
«The Trevi Fountain square will remain open and free. The reserve will be used to access the stairs under the monument», assured the politician. The fountain, integrated into the façade of the Renaissance Palazzo Poli, can be seen for free from afar, but if you want to go down the stairs, see it up close and throw in the coin It will have a price: 2 euros.
The objective, they say, will be to ensure that the daily visits that the monument receives are more orderly, with an entry point and an exit point. In addition, the money obtained from this two-euro entry will be dedicated to paying employees who monitor compliance with the standard and maintaining the integrity of the source.
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