American tourist banned for life from Rome Heritage Spanish steps featured in film "Roman Holiday" [View all]

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/08/us-tourist-scooter-damage-rome-spanish-steps



US tourist throws scooter down Rome’s Spanish Steps, causing €25,000 damage
Incident at world heritage site comes fortnight after another tourist drove a Maserati down the steps



American woman, 28, is banned from Rome's 18th-century Spanish Steps for life after she and friend caused $26,000 worth of damage by driving their e-scooters on the heritage site

The 18th century steps have recently undergone a $1.5million restoration
Cops said Tuesday the damage sustained to the famous marble stairway will cost at least $26,000 to repair--

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Cops eventually caught up with the 28-year-old, as well as an also unidentified male companion, who is seen in the footage recklessly wheeling his own scooter down the storied stairs, featured in the Aubrey Hepburn-led 1953 classic Roman Holiday.

The pair were reportedly then fined $430 by police who viewed further security footage of the incident, which saw the woman inexplicably launch the rented vehicle down the steps. Police said the man was also an American, aged 29.

The Spanish Steps serve as one of the most guarded tourist sites in the Italian capital, with police prohibiting people from sitting on them back in 2018.

Cops said Tuesday the damage sustained to the famous marble stairway as a result of the woman's actions will cost at least $26,000 to repair.

Authorities said the scooter cracked the monument’s 16th and 29th steps, while also chipping other sections of the storied staircase.




https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10897099/American-tourist-causes-25-000-damage-throwing-electric-scooter-Romes-Spanish-Steps.html