Spot a Quadrilatero gold gate
In the Quadrilatero della Moda find a fashion-house's gilded gate or marble entrance (Versace, Prada in Via della Spiga). Photograph the entrance.
Spot a Renaissance fresco facade
Find a building with painted Renaissance frescoes on the exterior facade (Borgo Albizi has examples). Photograph the painting.
Spot a Rialto market stall
Walk into the Rialto fish or fruit market and find a stall with octopus, sardines or stacked vegetables. Photograph the catch.
Spot a Roman artichoke (carciofo)
Find a carciofo alla romana (Roman-style artichoke) on a trattoria menu or counter. Photograph the silver-green flower.
Spot a Roman cobblestone (sampietrino)
Find a sampietrino, the small black basalt cube Rome's streets are paved with. Photograph a stretch of road close-up.
Spot a Roman laundry line
Look up in Trastevere or Monti and find laundry strung between two windows across a narrow street. Photograph the line.
Spot a Roman ruin in everyday use
Find Roman ruins built into modern life: a column embedded in a wall, a temple foundation under a building, a statue in a hotel lobby. Photograph the time-layered shot.
Spot a Sempione park view
Walk into Parco Sempione (behind the castle) and find the Arco della Pace (Arch of Peace) at the far end. Photograph the arch from the park.
Spot a striped-shirt gondolier
Find a gondolier in his uniform: striped Breton shirt, dark trousers, straw hat with a ribbon. Photograph him at the oar.
Spot a Trastevere ivy facade
Wander Trastevere's side streets and find a facade covered in ivy, jasmine or bougainvillea. Photograph the green.
Spot a Tuscan-flag yellow lily
Find the Florence symbol (a red fleur-de-lis / giglio on white) on a flag, plaque, manhole cover or souvenir. Photograph the lily.
Spot a vaporetto
Find a vaporetto (water bus) at a stop or in motion on the Grand Canal. Photograph the boat with the canal behind.
Spot a Venetian carnival costume window
Find a costume shop with full Venetian Carnival costumes (cloaks, gowns, tricorn hats) in the window. Photograph the display.
Spot a Venetian gondola squadra
Find a gondola squero (workshop) where gondolas are built and repaired (San Trovaso, San Pietro). Photograph the wooden hulls being shaped.
Spot a Venetian house with laundry
Look up between two narrow houses and find laundry strung across the calle. Photograph the line.
Spot a Venetian mask shop
Find a Venetian Carnival mask shop with rows of feathered, gilded, beaked masks in the window. Photograph the collection.
Spot a Venetian narrow calle
Find an especially narrow Venetian alley (calle) where you can almost touch both walls. Photograph the slot.
Spot a Venetian pigeon in St Mark's
Walk into Piazza San Marco and find the pigeons in flight or perched. Photograph the birds with the basilica or campanile in shot.
Spot a Venetian street water tap
Find a Venetian iron drinking water tap with the city's coat of arms in a campo. Photograph the tap.
Spot a Venetian sundial or wall clock
Find a Venetian astronomical clock, sundial or painted clock face on a palazzo. Photograph the timepiece.
Spot a Venetian well-head (vera da pozzo)
Find a stone well-head in a campo (Venetian square). Photograph the carved cylindrical well.
Spot a Venetian winged lion
Find a winged Lion of St. Mark (on the column in Piazzetta, on the Doge's Palace facade, on a venetian flag or building). Photograph the lion.
Spot a Venice mooring pole (briccola)
Find a striped mooring pole (briccola) sticking out of the water on the lagoon side. Photograph the pole against the water.
Spot a Vespa
Find a Vespa scooter parked or in motion (Rome has more Vespas than nearly any city). Photograph the chrome and the rider.