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| Tourists turn on the Eternal City: Rome's Trevi fountain is emptied and fences go up around the Colosseum as 'building site' city is branded a 'mess' amid chaotic face-lift for 2025 festival |
| 2024-11-14 |
| Taking advantage of the event, Rome has pooled billions of euros of state and European funds to overhaul tourist sites, transport hubs, parks, streets and even its rubbish bins. The frenzy of work has snarled traffic, to the fury of residents, and left some visitors this year feeling short-changed as they weave their way through myriad building sites, but mayor Roberto Gualtieri promised it will all be worth it. 'This is an unmissable opportunity to make structural changes ... and transform Rome,' Gualtieri said in July. 'We are going to get a more sustainable, inclusive and innovative city that enhances its extraordinary heritage.' Rome's monumental facelift ahead of the 2025 Roman Catholic Holy Year has left tourists feeling let down after seeing more scaffolding than famous sites. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Are you including the violent hoarders of Muzzies in those tourists. |
| Posted by: alanc 2024-11-14 16:42 |
| #2 Bet a lot of it will be asshole tourist proofing. Let us know how it turns out. May want to pass your contact info to the Blue Ridge, Ga. chamber of commerce. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-11-14 15:14 |
| #1 Bet a lot of it will be asshole tourist proofing. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-11-14 14:04 |