ROME (AP) — Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain reopened Sunday after three months of renovations, simply in time for the inauguration of the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year that’s anticipated to attract thousands and thousands of holiday makers.
The renovation work on the 18th-century monument that’s one of many Italian capital’s most important sights price 327,000 euros ($341,000).
To keep away from overcrowding, the monument will probably be restricted to 400 guests at a time.
“This manner guests may have ample alternative to watch it and perceive the values it embodies,” stated Claudio Parisi Presicce, Rome’s superintendent for cultural heritage.
To handle the overwhelming variety of guests, and the massive crowd anticipated for the Jubilee, Rome City officers have been devising a plan to dam off the world across the fountain.
Visitors will probably be required to guide on-line and pay 2 euros ($2.20) to enter. Once inside, they’ll have half-hour to benefit from the fountain.
During the revonation work, guests might make their conventional coin toss into a makeshift pool. City lore has it that tossing a coin into the Baroque fountain will guarantee a return journey to Rome.
The custom generates an estimated 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) yearly, which has been donated to the Catholic charity Caritas for the previous 15 years.
