The Trevi Fountain made the Roman municipality over 400,000 EUR in a month

Rome - The entrance fee to the Trevi Fountain earned the Roman municipality 435,000 euros in the first month, amounting to approximately 10.5 million korunas. This was reported by the municipality on Monday. The fee began to be collected by the city on February 2, with exemptions from the two-euro entrance fee for residents of Rome and surrounding towns.

However, they accounted for only a small portion of people who came to see the famous baroque monument during the first month of the paid entrance. In February, 217,550 people paid for entry to the fountain, and an additional 8,800 people viewed the fountain without the obligation to pay two euros.

Due to the paid entrance, the municipality installed barriers around the fountain. The revenues from the fee will be used by the municipality for the restoration of monuments or the financing of its city museums.

"It is a management model that ensures better protection of our monuments and provides visitors with a unique experience that is significantly better than in the past," said the councilor for tourism, Alessandro Onorato. The municipality claims that the entrance fee will help manage the tourist crowds that gather at the Trevi Fountain.

February is a low tourist season in Rome, and it is also the shortest month of the year. The fee applies to visitors who do not live in Rome and the surrounding area during daytime hours.