An 80-year-old man has told police he was “wrong” to drive down Rome’s famed Spanish Steps, after firefighters had to recover his vehicle from the landmark in the early hours of Tuesday.

An 80-year-old man drove a Mercedes-Benz down Rome's Spanish Steps, getting stuck midway. Police cite him for driving on the historic monument.

An 80-year-old man drove a Mercedes-Benz down Rome's Spanish Steps, getting stuck midway. Police cite him for driving on the historic monument.

An 80-year-old man drove a Mercedes-Benz down Rome's Spanish Steps, getting stuck midway. Police cite him for driving on the historic monument.

What’s the quickest way down Rome’s Spanish Steps? Definitely not by car. Before dawn on Tuesday, an 80-year-old Italian man behind the wheel of a Mercedes A-Class tried to navigate the sedan ...