Rome

To be fair, tourists weren’t the impetus for Italy’s 2024 punitive law against defacing art, monuments and scenic sites – with fines as high as US$70,000. The targets of that legislation were so-called eco-vandals who’d gone after the Trevi Fountain in the name of saving the planet.

A brief 700-year history of overtourism

Foreign tourists like to complain there are too many of themselves, but the locals do too – and have horror stories to tell

People waiting at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on May 7, the first day of the conclave to elect the new pope.

Opinion & Features

The delight of being a tourist in Rome during the conclave

The atmosphere in the Eternal City was electric

The Trevi Fountain, a baroque masterpiece, is one of the most visited sites in Rome.

Lifestyle

Rome’s Trevi Fountain reopens to limited crowds

ROME’S famous Trevi Fountain reopened on Sunday (Dec 22) following a three-month clean-up, but visitors will for now be limited to 400 to avoid the crowds of the past, said the city’s mayor.

With some 32 million tourists expected to descend on the Italian capital for the Jubilee, industry groups estimate the number of conversions from apartments to short-term units has doubled over the past year.

Property

Renters in Rome struggle as coming Holy Year dries up housing market

Many Romans are forced to move further out from the city centre

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