From a Maserati joyride to a crashing scooter, tourists have been wreaking havoc on Rome's iconic Spanish Steps:
From a Maserati Joyride to a Crashing Scooter, Tourists Have Been Wreaking Havoc on Rome’s Iconic Spanish StepsThe jeweler facilitated the restoration of Rome's Spanish Steps, which connect its three original stores. Courtesy of Bulgari.Last month, a 37-year-old man took a chunk out of the UNESCO World Heritage Site when he drove his rented Maserati down it.
Now, this week, an American husband and wife in their late 20s attempted to wheel a pair of motorized scooters down the historic staircase at 3:45 a.m. The woman eventually gave up and let her scooter tumble to the street. Police banned the couple from returning to the steps and fined them $400 for causing $25,000 in damage, according to theAuthorities were ultimately able to track down the Maserati driver from security footage at the scene and rental car records. Police arrested him at Milan’s Malpensa airport and charged him with aggravated damage to cultural heritage and monuments.
The city plans “to restore the damaged steps by replacing the fractured portions with travertine blocks that, in terms of color and material characteristics, are compatible,” Rome’s heritage protection body said in a statement, according toA man driving a Maserati damaged the Spanish Steps in Rome. Photo courtesy of Rome’s Superintendence for Cultural Heritage.
In 2019, Rome banned tourists from sitting on the Spanish Steps, which had recently undergone a $1.6 million renovation. It was
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