Rome is considering limiting access to the Trevi Fountain, one of the Italian capital’s most popular tourist attractions, in a bid to address problems associated with a surge in tourist numbers.
Legend has it that if you can toss a coin over your shoulder into the fountain with your back toward it, you will be able to visit Rome again.
Reuters news agency and local media reported that the city plans to require visitors to make a prior reservation. The reports also said non-residents could be obliged to pay an admission fee of one or two euros, or about 1.1 to 2.2 dollars.
These measures are aimed at curbing the number of tourists.
City Mayor Roberto Gualtieri told local media on Wednesday that the situation at the Trevi Fountain is becoming “technically very difficult to manage.” He described the proposed measures as “a very concrete possibility.”
Overtourism is becoming a serious issue across Italy and elsewhere. The northern Italian city of Venice conducted a test earlier this year to charge day-trippers admission fees.