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.

High-end apartments and generational homes live among ancient landmarks such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon ...

An 80-year-old man drove a compact luxury Mercedes-Benz A Class sedan down the landmark Spanish Steps in Rome early on ...

On the contrary, if for the Municipality of Rome the identity and purpose of the historic center are clear, a destination for tourism and pilgrims for which they are always ready to invest, the ...

Despite the allusions to—or illusions of—the “Eternal City,” 92 percent of Rome is modern. The historic center is but a small drop of water in a vast urban lake.

The man tested negative for alcohol, and was cited on the spot for driving down the monument in Rome’s historic center, ...