Row in Rome over proposed plan to fence-off Spanish Steps

Calls to restrict access and charge a fee to sit on the Spanish Stepsa monumental 18th-century Roman travertine stairway connecting the Piazza di Spagna and the Piazza Trinit dei Monti that has served as a major meeting point and passageway for centurieshave met with harsh criticism.
Paolo Bulgari, the president of the jewellery house, says access to the flight of steps, which bridges two areas of Romes city centre, should be controlled. The company recently paid nearly 1.5m to restore the step