A glass and steel walkway is to be built across Rome’s Trevi Fountain, restricting access to visitors as the water is emptied ahead of a thorough scrubbing. Only a few people will be allowed on the walkway at once in what the city authorities say will be a likely precursor to charging an entrance fee to the baroque monument.

If you're visiting Rome's Trevi Fountain in the next few months, you're likely to have a somewhat disappointing view of the site which is undergoing renovation. In the coming months, visitors will only be able to approach the city's best-loved fountain using a walkway built while restoration work is under way.

Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain is to undergo a two-month clean-up when some visitors will get a rare, close-up view of the Baroque masterpiece from a suspended walkway, authorities said Monday.

Access to the Trevi Fountain will be limited during the Roman Catholic Jubilee Holy Year of 2025 in a pilot scheme that may lead to the introduction of a fee to see the iconic Roman landmark, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said Monday.