Rome being the capital of Rome provides grand places of shopping and be it designer outlets and department stores or the local products available in the streets, shopping in Rome offers it all to the visitors. The unique aspect that makes shopping in Rome so special is that Rome provides a multiethnic mix that is unparalleled in any city of the world. Rome tours will provide you abundant opportunity to get engaged in a vigorous shopping spree and the stores remain generally open from 9 or 9:30 to 1 and from 3:30 or 4 to 7 or 7:30. So while traveling in Rome, don't forget to visit the sparkling shops and dazzling shopping arcades of Rome to collect some beautiful souvenirs for your family and friends.
Via dei Condotti is one of the richest streets in Italy and one of the most eminent streets for shopping in Rome and here the travelers come across numerous designer stores like Armani, Prada, Versace, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci and such others. Via del Corso is one of the busiest and crowded pedestrians' street that runs from Piazza del Popolo down to Piazza Venezia and it is particularly popular for great shops like Ferrari flag ship store, Swarowski Crystal and such other stores. Viale Marconi and Porta Portese - viale Marconi is very good for shopping and it is gaining huge popularity with the younger generations of shoppers who have a great fascination for trendy stuffs. Piazza Vittorio is the most famous food market in Rome where the shoppers get mesmerized by the captivating aroma of fresh foods, fruits, fish and meat and these market is run by people from all over the world.
If someone is interested in art and crafts, then he or she will have to head for Piazza Navona to complete their shopping in Rome. Piazza Navona is the best place for art lovers in Rome and this place is encircled by the surrounding streets which houses various art galleries and antique shops, old fashioned barbers and what makes the entire shopping experience so different is the personal touch extended by the shoppers that often lacks in the glitz and glamour of the big capital cities. In Rome, the visitors will also find are many artisan shops and boutiques around the Pantheon, Campo de'Fiori and Piazza Navona and many of the shops on Via dei Sedari, Via del Teatro Valle and Via dei Cestari focuses in making wicker baskets and chairs along with linens and fabrics.
If you are interested in finding out the old fashioned, traditional Roman shops then simply roam around the Via della Maddalena, Via della Stelletta, Largo Argentina and Via delle Botteghe Oscure. For those travelers whose shopping in Rome won't be complete until they can exhibit their bargaining skills can go to Mas Allo Statuo situated between the Main Railroad Station (Stazione Termini) and Piazza Vittorio at 11 Via della Statuo . It is important for the shoppers to keep it in mind that the apparel stores remain closed on Sunday and Monday morning.
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