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ChangeSpot 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 Trastevere ivy facade
Wander Trastevere's side streets and find a facade covered in ivy, jasmine or bougainvillea. Photograph the green.
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.
Spot an aperitivo Aperol spritz
Find an Aperol spritz (orange, with the white-rim glass) on a café table. The afternoon ritual. Photograph the orange.
Spot an espresso cup
Find a small espresso cup (caffè) on a bar counter or saucer. Photograph the crema on top.
Spot an obelisk
Find an Egyptian obelisk in a Roman square (there are thirteen across the city, more than in Egypt itself: Piazza Navona, Piazza del Popolo, San Giovanni). Photograph one against the sky.
Spot an SPQR plaque
Find an SPQR plaque (Senatus Populusque Romanus) on a public fountain, manhole cover, lamp post or bin. Rome uses it as its modern logo too. Photograph the letters.
Spot pizza al taglio
Find pizza al taglio (rectangular pizza sold by weight) at a Roman pizzeria. Photograph the long pan with different toppings.
Spot the Bernini colonnade
Walk into St. Peter's Square and find Bernini's curved colonnade arms reaching around. Photograph the columns receding.
Spot the Colosseum
Find the Colosseum from a viewpoint (any side, from the Forum, or Palatine Hill). Photograph the arches against the sky.
Spot the Fontana delle Tartarughe
Find the Fountain of the Turtles (Fontana delle Tartarughe) on Piazza Mattei. Four bronze boys lift four turtles to drink. Photograph one of the turtles.
Spot the Italian tricolor
Find an Italian flag (vertical green-white-red) flying on a building, balcony or government facade. Photograph the colours.
Spot the Mouth of Truth (Bocca della Verità)
Walk to Santa Maria in Cosmedin (south of the Forum) and find the marble Mouth of Truth in the portico. Photograph the open mouth (and dare a hand inside).
Spot the Pantheon facade
Walk to the Pantheon on Piazza della Rotonda. Photograph the columned portico with the inscription M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT on the frieze.
Spot the Spanish Steps
Find the Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti (Spanish Steps) on Piazza di Spagna. Photograph the steps from below or above.
Spot the Trevi Fountain
Walk to the Trevi Fountain on Piazza di Trevi. Photograph the white marble Neptune and his sea horses, with the team or coins flying through the air.
Spot the Trinità dei Monti church
At the top of the Spanish Steps stands the twin-towered church of Trinità dei Monti. Photograph the church framed by the steps.
Spot the Vatican view
Find a view of St. Peter's Basilica dome (from Castel Sant'Angelo, from the Tiber, from Bernini's colonnade). Photograph the dome.
St. Peter's Square pose
On St. Peter's Square: take a group photo with the dome and colonnades visible. Strike a quiet, reverent pose.
Trevi coin toss
At the Trevi Fountain: each person tosses a coin over their left shoulder with their right hand (the proper way). Take a video of the team tossing in unison.
Trivia: Colosseum year
In which year was the Colosseum officially completed (around 80 AD is accepted)?
Trivia: Seven hills
Rome is famously built on a specific number of hills. How many?
Trivia: Trevi coin tradition
Tradition says throwing one coin into the Trevi guarantees what?