Graffiti is everywhere in Italy. If the object is stationary, someone has painted something on it: walls, trains, train platforms, vendors' carts, street signs, postal boxes, doorways, etc. And sadly, even some historic sites.
Rome is by far the worst, and
Time documented a
cleanup effort there in 2010. It doesn't look like it's taken hold.
More than 75 percent of the graffiti - especially in Rome - is simply words. And because those words are often Italian, I can't understand it whether they are condemning the government or celebrating love. But we captured a few clever or more complex examples of graffiti. My philosophy is that if you're going to deface property, you should feel obligated to make it amusing, rather than just "I was here."
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| Ryan and I thought this supported soccer, but weren't sure who the killer whale and panda symbolized. From Venice. |
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| This was Ryan's choice, of course, who laughed at the graffiti artist who decided to edit the name of this street. Most of the graffiti is as simple as this type of stuff. From Venice. |
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| A simple one from Florence. It would have been more appropriate in Venice. |
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| I see this as an upcoming Doctor Who special - Alien Pope. From Venice. |
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| This wasn't technically graffiti, but two sides of this building was covered in fake U.S. dollar bills. You can see a close up of the bills below. From Florence. |
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| These three no-entry signs from a single intersection had all been doctored in amusing ways. From Florence. |
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