Incident comes weeks after tourist drove Maserati down Spanish Steps.

Two American tourists were fined €400 each after throwing an electric scooter down Rome's Spanish Steps.

The incident, which occurred at around 02.45 on the night between Thursday and Friday, came less than a month after a Saudi tourist drove a Maserati down the famed 18th-century staircase.

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This time it was an American man and woman, aged 29 and 28 respectively, who were attempting to reach Piazza di Spagna from Trinita' dei Monti - via the Spanish Steps - on their rented electric scooters.

The tourists were stopped by Rome police after the woman was captured on security cameras apparently throwing her scooter down the marble steps.

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In addition to the fines, the pair received a 'daspo' temporary ban from returning to the area as officials from the Rome superintendency assess the damage to the Baroque landmark.

The Spanish Steps underwent a €1.5 million restoration by luxury fashion house Bulgari between 2015 and 2016.