Rome, the eternal city is famed for the magnificence of its monuments and fountains, its historical and cultural traditions, and the wealth of its architectural history. Visitors descending on the Italian capital also discover to their delight that Rome is also quite a Mecca for shoppers.
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Advantages: Godd variety, Excellent leather and fashion goods Disadvantages: Can be expensive
...Piazza di Spagna and Veneto shopping areas. For art books, Messaggeri Bocca at Via delle Carroze 50 has an outstanding reputation.
Another enclave which should be considered by the serious shooper is the beginning of Via Appia Nuova at Porta San Giovanni where there are several department stores and small shops selling produce at competitive prices. Many offer vendita promozionale ( promotional sales ) where good bargains can be obtained ... ...antiques. Bargaining makes for exciting shopping but you probably need to know a smattering of Italian.
@@@ Porta Portese - Rome's most famous flea market is open only on Sunday mornings and it is advisable to get to the Porta Portese early if you are after a bargain. There are reckoned to be more than 2,200 vendors here which gives you good idea of the popularity of the place.
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Rome, the eternal city is famed for the magnificence of its monuments and fountains, its historical and cultural traditions, and the wealth of its architectural history. Visitors descending on the Italian capital also discover to their delight that Rome is also quite a Mecca for shoppers.
Consumables feature among some of Rome's most typical gifts : chocolates, fine wines,cheese and pasta are all good buys to take home. Unfortunately you can't take home some of the culinary joys such as a cup of cappucino or an ice cream from a Gelateria.
For up market, high fashion goods, Rome has few equals - there are dozens of small, quality stores specialising in fashion and gifts. Gucci is one of the most popular international names in leather goods, Giorgio Armani and Emperor Armani sell clothing for men and women, and other really classy outlets include Salvatore Ferragamo, Gianfranco Ferre and Luisa Spagnoli.
The city has fun fashion stores, plush jewellers, shops selling fine glass and crystal ware,and delightful embroidered linen. If you are looking for stylish shoes, Rome is one of the best places to buy them. The city is also famous for leather goods, although the leather handbags and jackets beckoning from store windows are no longer as inexpensive as they once were.
The Piazza di Spagna, named after the residence of the Spanish ambassador to the Vatican, is a major focal point for Rome's tourism. The square and the streets below the steps are the places for smart shopping, with the area bounded by Via dei Condotti, Via Borgognona and Via Frattini the most exclusive in Rome.If you have the time check out the Keats Shelley Memorial House-a great place to see memorobilia of two of England's greatest poets.
Generally the Romans themselves love the smaller shops, and many of the really top names of high fashion, for shoes, handbags and clothing, are tucked away in the courtyards of the splendid mansions facing either these same streets or the alleys to the side of them.
Valentino's women's high fashion centre, Yves Saint Laurent, and Versace's Milanese style are all located in Via Bocca di Leone while streets specialising in antiques and furnishings are Via del Babbuino ( try Cesari at No 16 for linen and lingerie ), Via dei Coronari and Via Margutta, which is also the street of artists. Another fine store for quality linens and beautiful bedspreads is Ellepi on Via della Croce.
The upper area of Via del Corso has boutiques and stacks of small shops catering to youthful fashion tastes. The area beyond the Corso - between Piazza S Lorenzo in Lucina and the Pantheon, Piazza Navona - is still full of little shops which have been in the same family for generations and which keep - up the tradition of high quality in their wares. The area near the Trevi fountain is a good place to find economy-class shoe shops for those put-off by the high prices of the merchandise in the Piazza di Spagna and Veneto shopping areas. For art books, Messaggeri Bocca at Via delle Carroze 50 has an outstanding reputation.
Another enclave which should be considered by the serious shooper is the beginning of Via Appia Nuova at Porta San Giovanni where there are several department stores and small shops selling produce at competitive prices. Many offer vendita promozionale ( promotional sales ) where good bargains can be obtained but as always the secret to wise shopping knowing what is really stylish and what is merely passe.
Rome stores usually are open from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm and then from 3.30 pm or 4.00 to 7.30 or 8.00 pm. They close on Sundays and for one half day during the week. During the summer months, however, most stores are closed on Saturday afternoons.
Open Markets
@@@@ Via Sannio - this umbrella - covered market, located behind a department store at the San Giovanni underground train A line stop, is open for business on Mondays to Fridays 8.00 am to 1.00 pm and on Saturday 8.00 am to 7.00 pm.
There is a wide variety of stalls selling myriad varieties of new and second - hand clothes and camping equipment. The biggest draw for foreigners and a bargain buy are the leather goods and accessories which sell at much lower prices than in the department stores.
@@@ Piazza Fontanella Borghese - trading takes place every day except Sundays at this market which is a chic spot to see and be seen in. The specialities here include old books, second - hand cutlery, prints and maps, and antiques. Bargaining makes for exciting shopping but you probably need to know a smattering of Italian.
@@@ Porta Portese - Rome's most famous flea market is open only on Sunday mornings and it is advisable to get to the Porta Portese early if you are after a bargain. There are reckoned to be more than 2,200 vendors here which gives you good idea of the popularity of the place. It's de rigeur to bargain, bargain and bargain some more but remember the stall holders know their stuff inside out.
Besides antiques - some of which are of the instant variety - the Porta Portese is a good haunt for leather goods, prints, inexpensive clothes, radios, and handicrafts. There is increasingly an international flavor at this market with more and more North African and Arab peddlers selling carpets and African - made handicraft items. Be warned though - the Porta Portese market is also a haven for purse snatchers and pickpockets, so it is wise to take adequate precautions.
@@@ Department Stores .
Department stores in town range from the Coin and La Rinascente to UPIM and Standa. The Coin is in Piazzale Appio, Viale Libia 61, and this is particularly good for clothing and up market fashions. La Rinascente located in Piazza Colonna and Piazza Fiume offers a very wide of goods and really makes serious efforts to attract the foreign shopper, with features like discounts and money - changing services, and posts some of its prices in US dollars.
The Standa and UPIM stores are to be founded scattered throughout the city but the most central of the Standa stores are in Via Cola Rienzo and Via Appia Nuova and those of UPIM in Via Nazionale, Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore and Via del Tritone. Both these stores carry a wide range of merchandise at reasonable prices such as leather goods and glassware.
Advantages: COSTLY Disadvantages: OUT PRICING SMALLER OUTLETS
...on cutting spending and new shopping centres are not well-matched with each other. Yes we love these new shopping centres and plush surroundings, tempting everyone to spend all their well earned money.
But are we tempted? This is the multimillion dollar question.
I love to shop like everybody else and buy new things like any other normal person would, also to have a good choice.
So my idea of shopping is the traditional high street.
Traditional ... ...suit everyone, Building huge shopping centres takes up space of any town or city and is becoming really outdated and boring. Today another shopping centre opens its doors and it is mammoth like those of Gates Head in the north and other big ones like the Meadow Hall; Sheffield and Merry hill; West Midlands.
Why do we need all these shops, yes its exciting to visit them but they soon become exactly the same of all the other shopping malls, with the ...
halk 10.10.2007
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Advantages: Cheaper than England, best value in smaller boutiques and high-street shops. Disadvantages: Shopping can be uncomfortable inheat of summer
You wil find the main shopping centre of Rome to be at the foot of the Spanish steps. It includes many chic and expensive shops (the kind that you feel often uncomfortable to walk into) coupled with those aimed at a more high street customer.
The thing that is perhaps most welcoming about shopping in Rome itself, is the inexpensive price of the high-street shops. I was very shocked to find well-made clothing, using quality fabrics, at really cheap ... ...better for the English tourist. I managed to buy a lot more items on a tight budget than I was expecting.
Shops range from Gucci, Sisley, Oynx, Prada etc. I felt more comfortable walking into the smaller boutiques and this is also where you will find the best deals. Look for well-made garments that use gorgeous fabrics. You will find them to be much cheaper than their British alernative.
Enjoy yourself!! ...
lec299 27.12.2000
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Advantages: Large Range of Shops. Disadvantages: Non that come straight to mind.
...is also a Warner Village cinema and an Amusements. As it is one of the biggest shopping centres in Europe! It does get quite busy, especially just before or after Christmas, but the range of shops is excellent, and I would definitly recommend a visit to anyone visiting Sheffield. ...
Rebylou 31.03.2001
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Advantages: Ease of shopping without the trawling Disadvantages: None
...published a book purely on shopping in cities. I am due to go to Rome soon with a friend for a days manic shopping. It's very easy to find out about the Prada's, Gucci's etc., but where all all the little trendy boutiques. The shops that are not general high street but that are something a little bit different although affordable.
I think it would be a brilliant idea to publish a series of books for all major shopping cities listing all the shops ...
Frankie 08.02.2001
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...it is a fairly large shopping centre.
It has all the shopps you could need,New Look,Topshop,Miss selfridge,DottyP's,Gap,H and M ect.
There is an oasis wich is a round cirle of seating areas surrounded by cafe's and fast food places like Macdonalds,Burgerking,Pizza hut,Mexican Wave,Jaket potatoe stalls and Itallion resturants.
There is an amusments hall and a Waner Bro's cinema.
The reson I have titled this opinion Meddow Hell is because it is ... ...Blue-water in london and other shopping centres around but it will do.
All the shops are fairly average there are no really expensive places.
House of fraiser contains Morgan clothes,DKNY,ect if thats what your looking for.
The trains go directly there and the car-parks are large and well planned out.
If you want a really long day picking up lots of clothes then I would suggest Leeds city centre but if you just fany going shopping or watchinga ...
amy_mont 08.04.2001
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