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La Rinascente
PIAZZA DI SPAGNA
P. Colonna 195/199
}06 67 84 209; www.rinascente.it
Glamorous, big, and well-stocked, La Rinascente will save you a couple euro by offering discounted rates on coveted bran…
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Libreria del Viaggiatore
CENTRO STORICO
V. del Pellegrino 78
}06 68 80 10 48; www.libreriadelviaggiatore.com
Rome may be an amazing place, but after browsing this shop you’ll probably be ready to pack up and head out on an advent…
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Lion Bookshop
NORTHERN ROME
V. dei Greci 33
}06 32 65 40 07
The oldest English-language bookstore in Rome, the Lion is a welcome sight for Italian-weary eyes. Out front, paperbacks…
Coin
VATICAN CITY
V. Cola di Rienzo 173
}06 36 00 42 98; www.coin.it
With a generous selection of everything you might need in both designer and basic varieties, Coin is a good place to com…
UPIM
TERMINI AND SAN LORENZO
V. Gioberti 64
}06 44 65 579; www.upim.it
UPIM’s well-priced selection of furniture, cookware, bedding, and toys outdoes its basic clothing, most of which is seas…
Oviesse
TRASTEVERE
Vle. Trastevere 62
}06 58 33 36 33; www.oviesse.com
Oviesse stocks a somewhat small collection of inexpensive clothes for women and men—it’s nothing special, but hey, you’r…
Porta Portese
TRASTEVERE
From P. Porta Portese to P. Ippolito Nievo
; www.portaportesemarket.it
The legs of this U-shaped market seem to extend forever—the longer V. Portuense is occupied by vendors selling the same …
Mercato di Via Sannio
SOUTHERN ROME
V. Sannio
Like the market at Porta Portese, cheap used clothing and various trinkets make up the majority of V. Sannio’s goods. St…
Campo dei Fiori
CENTRO STORICO
Thank God there’s a place to buy fresh fruit and vegetables in the middle of all the overpriced trattorias. The lively s…
Mercato delle Stampe
PIAZZA DI SPAGNA
P. Borghese
The small piazza and academic assortment of goods make this market more manageable than others in Rome—after all, how ro…
Almost Corner Bookshop
TRASTEVERE
V. del Moro 45
}06 58 36 942
English-language bestsellers and a wide range of books dealing with Italy and Rome are crammed into this small shop. The…