Shopping in Rome
Join Rome's fashionistas and parade up the Via Condotti, browsing for clothes from Gucci and shoes from Ferragamo. Wood-panelled apothecaries near Piazza Navona recall the 19th century, and individual craft shops in Trastevere provide unusual gifts. On Sunday mornings, the flea market at Porta Portese bustles with Roman bargain-hunters. Opening hours vary. Big stores open Monday to Saturday 10am-6.30pm, 8pm on Thursdays. Smaller shops close on Monday mornings and at lunchtime.
Gucci
High fashion heaven
Gucci stands stylishly on Rome's smartest shopping street, Via Condotti, near
the Spanish Steps. It's the epitome of Italian style, with understated
decor, beautifully cut clothes and covetable bags. Enviably chic Romans
browse the racks alongside wealthy visitors.
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Opening Hours
Daily 10am-7pm (from 11am Sun)
Address
8, Via Condotti, Rome 00187
Telephone
+39 06 679 0405
TAD Concept Store
The future of shopping
This designer emporium, near the Spanish Steps, contains everything from
fashion to flowers, all lavishly displayed. The TAD Concept Store has decor
and lighting worthy of a nightclub. Fashion-savvy shoppers browse and pose
against the glamorous backdrop.
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Opening Hours
Tue-Sat 10.30am-7.30pm; Sun & Mon 12pm-7.30pm
Address
155A, Via del Babuino, Rome 00187
Telephone
+39 06 9684 2088
Campo de' Fiori
Bustling food stalls
Romans get up early to shop at this vibrant market in central Rome. Campo de'
Fiori, which means 'field of flowers', is crammed with stalls selling
breads, cheeses, flowers and dried fruit - a great place for picnic
supplies.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 7am-1.30pm
Address
Piazza Campo de' Fiori, Rome 00186
Transport
Electric bus 116
Porta Portese
Stalls to rummage in
Lively Porta Portese flea market in Trastevere is the largest in Rome. Every
Sunday, Piazza Porta Portese becomes a chaotic jumble of stalls selling
everything from rare books to biscuit tins. Romans browse for bargains
before a lazy lunch.
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Opening Hours
Sun 7am-1pm
Address
Piazza Porta Portese, Rome 00153
Ferragamo
Fabulous footwear
Italy is rightly famed for its fabulous shoes, and Ferragamo, on Via
Condotti, is the home of fine footwear. The women's store has killer heels,
boots and sandals. The men's store next door has classic brogues and
trainers.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-7.30pm; Sun 11am-7pm
Address
73/74, Via Condotti, Rome 00187
Telephone
+39 06 679 1565
Antica Erboristeria Romana
Historic herbalist
It's worth seeing this atmospheric 18th-century shop, even if you don't use
herbal remedies. Antica Erboristeria Romana, near the Pantheon in central
Rome, has the original wood-panelled drawers containing herbs to cure
everything from migraines to bunions.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 9am-7.30pm
Address
15, Via di Torre Argentina, Rome 00186
Telephone
+39 06 687 9493
Ai Monasteri
Produce from monks
The dark wood-panelling at Ai Monasteri, in central Rome, gives this
19th-century shop a suitably monastic atmosphere. It stocks a wide variety
of products made by Italian monks, including liqueurs, chocolates and a
famous love potion.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-1pm & 3.30pm-7.30pm; (closed Thu afternoon)
Address
72, Corso del Rinascimento, Rome 00186
Telephone
+39 06 688 02783
Francesco Rogani
Italian leather
You won't find bargains at Francesco Rogani, on Via Condotti, but you will
find an excellent range of leather goods. One of Rome's best-known leather
stores, the handbags, purses, wallets and belts come in all shapes and sizes
here.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sun 11am-7pm
Address
47, Via Condotti, Rome 00187
Telephone
+39 06 678 4036
Transport
Spagna Metro station
Pineider
Superior stationery
Pineider has been making exclusive stationery in Italy since 1774. Their
shop, near the Spanish Steps in central Rome, stocks delicate hand-dyed
papers and leather desk accessories, like frames and blotters. Illustrious
former clients include Maria Callas and Elizabeth Taylor.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 10am-2pm & 3pm-7pm
Address
22, Via della Fontanella Borghese, Rome 00187
Telephone
+39 06 687 8369
