Tourists hoping to get close to the Trevi Fountain in the Italian capital, Rome, had to pay €2 starting on Monday, as the city inaugurated a new fee structure to help raise money and control crowds at one of the world’s most celebrated waterworks.
The first tourists to pass through the new ticket check seemed unbothered, noting that it was a small fee to pay to gain access to the historic fountain, made popular by Federico Fellini’s film “La Dolce Vita”.
