In the early hours of last Friday morning, a 28-year-old woman and a 29-year-old male were captured on camera at the world heritage site, with the lady purposefully hurling her scooter down the 18th century staircase.
A 28-year-old lady and a 29-year-old male were captured on camera early Friday morning at the world historic site.
According to Rome’s police, the woman “deliberately propelled the scooter” down the Trinità de Monti stairway from the 18th century.
According to La Repubblica, they inflicted €25,000 (£21,400) in damages. In a video released by the publication, the man is seen clutching his scooter by the handlebars as his female companion tosses hers down a flight and a half of stairs.
The newspaper reported that the pair was halted by police, fined €400 (£343) each, and prohibited from entering Piazza di Spagna for two days.
It occurred just weeks after a man was charged with “aggravated harm to cultural and monumental assets” for driving his Maserati down the steps.
The heritage preservation agency of Rome reported that the car fractured the 16th and 29th steps of the right-hand staircase.
The marble steps have been discoloured by pollutants and soiled by wine and coffee spills in recent years.
In 2015, luxury jeweller Bulgari paid a €1.5 million (£1.3 million) renovation of the steps.
In 2019, tourists were prohibited from sitting on the steps in an effort to punish disruptive tourists.
The 1953 film Roman Holiday, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, popularised the site.
It is considered one of Rome’s architectural wonders and was designed between 1723 and 1726 by Francesco de Sanctis.
