Proceeds will be split, with the culture ministry receiving 70% and the Rome diocese 30%, officials said.
Tourists queue to visit Rome's Pantheon in Rome, Thursday, March 16, 2023. Visitors to Rome's Pantheon, Italy's most-visited cultural site, will soon be charged a 5-euros entrance fee under an agreement signed Thursday, March 16, 2023 by Italian culture and church officials. ROME — Tourists in Rome checking out the Pantheon, Italy's most-visited cultural site, will soon be charged a 5-euro entrance fee under an agreement signed Thursday by Italian culture and church officials.
Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said the move was a matter of “good sense.” The introduction of an entrance fee comes five years after a previous government shelved plans to start charging visitors 2 euros. The monumental domed structure, originally an ancient Roman temple, draws millions of visitors each year. It was transformed into a church in 609, called the Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs, and Mass is regularly celebrated there.
Under the new plan, visitors under 25 years of age will be charged 2 euros. Entrance will be free to Rome residents, minors, people attending Mass and personnel of the basilica, among others. No date was given for the introduction of the fee, as officials work out technical details. Currently, entrance is free and reservations are required on weekends and public holidays.This story has been edited to delete incorrect numbers of visitors to the Pantheon and Coliseum.
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