Tourist Traps

of Rome by Philip Greenspun

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A lot of these places are lovely but they're here because they are such hits with tourists.

Spanish Steps

The view from the Spanish Steps

The Fontana della Barcaccia (

The Fontana della Barcaccia (

Chestnuts on the street in Rome

My Italian women friends love to laugh at American smoke-o-phobia and blow smoke in my face; the men are usually much more polite

My Italian women friends love to laugh at American smoke-o-phobia and blow smoke in my face; the men are usually much more polite

Anna Maria and Chicca near the Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps)

Christmas shopping near the Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps)

Near Christmas 1995 in Rome

Via Veneto

A street that is famous for being famous.

The Via Veneto, Rome, near the American Embassy

On the Via Veneto, Rome's famously posh street

Quirinal

Not really all that popular with tourists but the president lives here...

Steps leading to the Palazzo del Quirinale, once home to popes, now to the president of Italy

Steps leading to the Palazzo del Quirinale, once home to popes, now to the president of Italy