Leg 7 .28Sri Lanka .E2.86.92 Italy.29 The Amazing Race 24

the roadblock in rome had teams climbing famous spanish steps.

airdate: april 13, 2014

colombo (bandaranaike international airport) rome, italy (leonardo da vinci international airport)
rome (hadrian s bridge)

rome (pantheon , altare della patria)


rome (parco del celio or parco del colle oppio)
rome (piazza di spagna)
rome (spanish steps)
rome (piazza del popolo)

the speed bump required caroline , jennifer head pantheon picked antique olivetti typewriter. had search building resembled, altare della patria locals call typewriter , before continue. detour choice between gladiator , charioteer; both detours, teams dressed in ancient roman costume. in gladiator, teams learned series of sword maneuvers battle seasoned gladiator, receive next clue. if teams strayed battle sequence taught, had start over. in charioteer, teams raced around track using radio-controlled chariot, 1 team member controlling speed , other controlling direction. once teams completed 5 laps within 1 minute , thirty seconds, indicated fire going out, given next clue.

in roadblock, teams had postcard chestnut vendor, count steps of spanish steps, not counting sidewalk @ bottom, , add total roman numerals on obelisco sallustiano in front of trinità dei monti, indicating year of construction. had write down answer in roman numerals on of postcard , showed pair of impersonators (dressed resemble gregory peck , audrey hepburn in roman holiday) @ top of steps. if had right answer (mcmxxiv or 1,924), give them next clue, otherwise, had go down chestnut vendor new postcard , try again.

additional tasks


at start of leg, teams told head eternal city , leaving them figure out meant rome, , when there head hadrian s bridge, ponte sant angelo, next clue.
after detour, teams told visit piazza of john keats unhappy roman holiday , leaving them figure out referred piazza di spagna @ base of spanish steps.
after roadblock, teams told head race s leg ends, via flaminia begins , piazza del popolo.




^ amazing race: all-stars episode guide 2014 season 24 - gladiators here!, episode 7 . tvguide.com. retrieved 2014-03-27.