The incident occurred about 15 days ago, when another tourist drove a Maserati on the famous Stairs.
Unbelievable but true! A American tourist, according to a Daily Mail report, caused $ 26,000 in damage after throwing her electric skate in Spanish Steps of Rome.
The incident was filmed by a passer-by in the early hours of last Friday. Following an investigation, the police arrested the 28-year-old and fined her and her 29-year-old partner, who had also uploaded the his electric skate on the famous 18th century marble steps, causing cracks in some of them.
Specifically, the police imposed a fine $ 430 to the couple. The couple was also barred from returning to World Heritage Site of Unescoin which in 2015 were made restoration workamounting to 1.5 million euros and which was financed by the luxury jeweler Bulgari, according to local authorities.
The incident happened two weeks ago, when another visitor from Saudi Arabia, drove a Maserati again on the steps of the Eternal City.
The Spanish Steps is one of the most guarded tourist attractions in the Italian capital, with police forbidding people to sit on them in 2018.
A man who drove a Maserati down the Spanish Steps in Rome has been charged with aggravated damage to cultural and monumental assets, the police said.https: //t.co/hhDQuQ1top pic.twitter.com/IQCX8XOtSp
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Police said on Tuesday that the damage suffered by the famous marble staircase as a result of the woman’s actions will cost at least $ 26,000 to be repaired.
Authorities said the scooter broke the 16th and 29th steps of the monument, while cutting other parts of the historic staircase.
From 2018 it has prohibited to passers-by to sit on the Stairswhich is one of the most famous sights of Rome for centuries, and is a classic meeting place for both locals and numerous tourists.
Although the number of tourists in the Italian capital has returned to pre-pandemic levels, the behavior of some of them violates the limits of decency. In addition to the two incidents on the Spanish Steps, last April, a fine of 1,000 euros was imposed on two Dutch tourists, because they entered its famous fountain Fontana di Trevi. A few days ago, a 39-year-old Argentine was accused of violating the strict rules of the no-fly zone, after he crashed a drone on the roof of a prominent monument in the center of Rome.
