Tourists who want to get close to the world-famous Trevi Fountain in Rome now have to pay.

On Monday, Rome introduced a new entry system to curb the previously chaotic tourist flows around the attraction.

A ticket to get to the fountain now costs two euros, equivalent to just over 21 kronor. However, most of the square is still open to the public.

According to Rome's tourism director, the entrance fee could bring in at least six million euros, equivalent to over 63 million kronor, per year.

The Trevi Fountain became world famous when Anita Ekberg bathed there in Federico Fellini's film "La Dolce Vita" and attracts millions of visitors every year.

There has previously been a restriction that means that a maximum of 400 people are allowed to visit the fountain at a time.

Source:Aftonbladet.se-tt