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A Ferrari owner was left furious after getting his supercar stuck in the narrow lanes of Seville's old town.
Aymeric Grassart was on his way to a restaurant when he stumbled across the bright red Ferrari Roma blocking the narrow, cobbled lane on Saturday, October 3.
'The driver was trying to get it off the kerb while a crowd gathered around,' Mr Grassart told outlet Creatorzine.
'I just pulled out my phone and started filming.'
Footage shows bemused passersby surrounding the stricken convertible coupe in Spain's historic city.
The audience are captured offering advice as the driver desperately tries to navigate the tight junction without damaging the vehicle, which has a starting price of around £185,000.
Sharing the clip, Mr Grassart joked: 'A rental? Maybe. Who would drive a £250,000 car around old town Seville?'
But the driver's troubles were far from over.
Aymeric Grassart was on his way to a restaurant when he stumbled across the bright red Ferrari Roma blocking the narrow cobbled lane on Saturday, October 3
Footage shows bemused passersby surrounding the stricken convertible coupe in Spain's historic city
The audience are captured offering advice and help to the fuming driver as they desperately try to navigate the streets
A second video revealed that although the driver managed to clear the first obstacle, the Ferrari, which bears Portuguese number plates, had become stuck yet again in what appeared to be an even narrower gap.
'That's one down. Seville kerb: 1, Ferrari: 0,' Mr Grassart said.
The footage quickly amused viewers after being shared online.
One commenter, Hector, blamed the sat-nav, saying: 'Something similar happened to me in Toledo. I didn't know the city and it took me right through the centre in a Mercedes E-Class estate. I barely made it out.'
Others were less sympathetic. 'It fits easily! What's missing there is a proper driver,' Andrea wrote.
Manuel joked: 'This wouldn't happen in a Twingo.'
Another viewer said: 'He must think he's in Milan or Monaco.'
'I'm stressing out just watching this in case he scratches it,' a fifth commenter admitted.
The driver desperately tried to navigate the tight junction without damaging the vehicle, which has a starting price of around £185,000
And Bego added: 'The same thing happened to me in Asturias. Not in a Ferrari, obviously.'
Seville is notorious for its narrow, maze-like streets – mostly found in the Barrio Santa Cruz, the city's historic old quarter.
But it wasn't the first time vehicles have fallen victim to Spain's streets.
In 2023, an unfortunate British couple got their motorhome stuck in an Andalusian village.
The middle-aged holidaymakers' stop-off in picturesque Sorvilán, a village of 614 residents south of Granada, turned into a nightmare they will not be forgetting in a hurry.
A tow-truck and the local police had to come to their rescue after their vehicle got stuck between two houses while they tried to find their way out of the village.
The couple are thought to have failed to spot a sign warning motorists with large vehicles to avoid the centre and got themselves into a jam after traversing streets that got narrower and narrower.
Their ordeal began around 9.30am and their motorhome was only liberated around four hours later.