Police in Rome said the driver in his 80s was at a loss to explain how he had wound up driving down the famed Spanish Steps.

Before dawn on Tuesday, an 80-year-old Italian man behind the wheel of a Mercedes A-Class tried to navigate the sedan down ...

An 80-year-old man has told police he was “wrong” to drive down Rome’s famed Spanish Steps, after firefighters had to recover ...

An 80-year-old Italian man drove his car down the Spanish Steps early on June 17. No injuries or damage to the steps were ...

Police in Rome say an 80-year-old man drove a compact luxury Mercedes A Class sedan part way down the city's landmark Spanish ...

Police in Rome say an 80-year-old man drove a compact luxury Mercedes A Class sedan part way down the city’s landmark Spanish ...

A man in his 80s drove a car down the landmark Spanish Steps in Rome at dawn on June 17, 2025, before getting stuck, the city ...

An Italian man on his way to work in Rome mistakenly took a wrong turn and tried to drive down the world-famous Spanish Steps ...

The compact sedan down the landmark in Rome at dawn on Tuesday before getting stuck part way down, municipal police said in a ...

Nobody was injured and the Italian police did not announce any damage to the monument.

Footage provided by police shows the 80-year-old man inching down the famed 135-step staircase before getting stuck halfway down. The car was later hoisted out by crane.

An older man made a wrong turn and accidentally drove onto the iconic Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy. Rico, a 9-year-old prehensile-tailed Brazilian porcupine who has been delighting visitors at the ...