Long free to enter, Rome's iconic Pantheon will start charging visitors to enter this week. These facts might convince you the €2 ticket is worth it. As Italy's Ministry of Culture announced last year, from May 2nd the Pantheon will introduce an entry fee to help cover the costs of maintaining the ancient building which, with more than 7 million visitors per year, is one of Italy's most-viewed monuments.

Visitors will have to pay €2 – unless they're attending religious services, which will remain free of charge. While the new policy ends thousands of years of the landmark being free to all, we promise you it's still worth a visit. Here are just some of the things that make the Pantheon one of Italy's most incredible monuments.