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Tourist Fined €500, Banned for Life; Rome Plans Surveillance

5/18/2026

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A tourist who swam in Rome’s Trevi Fountain was fined €500 and banned for life.
The viral video sparked public calls for harsher penalties and led the city council to plan video-surveillance cameras at over 50 squares, including the fountain.
Since February, visitors must pay €2 to reach the fountain’s edge, a ticketing system the mayor said was successful.

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A tourist who swam in Rome’s Trevi Fountain was fined €500 and banned for life.
The viral video sparked public calls for harsher penalties and led the city council to plan video-surveillance cameras at over 50 squares, including the fountain.
Since February, visitors must pay €2 to reach the fountain’s edge, a ticketing system the mayor said was successful.