Now, people visiting Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain will be required to use a “path of controlled transit”.
The new initiative was introduced on Tuesday and will be trialled for 80 days in an attempt to control large crowds.
Two voluntary associations have been put in charge of making sure visitors use the path from 9:00 am until midnight and do not engage in undesirable behaviour around the monument.
Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi's administration wanted to introduce a controlled access mechanism as the area around the fountain can become somewhat chaotic, with big crowds gathering to admire it, take photos and follow the tradition of throwing in coins to ensure they will come back.
If the trial is deemed successful, the anti-establishment Five-Star Movement (M5S) executive plans to make it permanent.
With ANSA
