05/23/2026
All about Italy.
Ten rules changed this year. None of them are in your guidebook.
Italy rewrote a long list of tourist rules between 2025 and 2026. Trevi has a ticket. The Uffizi puts your name on every ticket. The Amalfi Coast bans half the cars from driving on alternate days. Florence took away the e-scooters.
If you arrive with a guide printed two years ago, you walk into ten new systems at once. These are the ones that catch visitors at the worst possible moment.
I will post one new rule at a time 💌
1. The Trevi Fountain now charges €2
Since February 2, 2026, going down to the basin of the Trevi Fountain costs €2. There is a barrier, a ticket booth on Via della Stamperia, and on busy afternoons, a queue.
The fountain is still free to see from the square above. The fee only applies to the lower level where the coin toss happens. Paid hours are 9 in the morning to 10 at night, with a later start of 11:30 on Mondays and Fridays for cleaning. After 10 at night, the barriers open and the basin is free again.
Card or phone only. No cash at the gate. The basin holds 400 people at a time, so even with a ticket you queue. The €2 funds fountain maintenance. The actual coin tosses, as always, go to Caritas.
