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448  ROME AND LAZIO

Markets Tor di Nona, opposite Castel central piazza for many
Rome’s open-air markets are Sant’Angelo, during those centuries. Every morning,
quintessential examples of the lean years. Anything and except Sunday, the piazza is
bubbling exuberance and everything seems to be for sale, transformed by an array of stalls
earthiness for which Romans are piled high on stalls in carefully selling fruit and vegetables,
renowned. They are wonderfully arranged disorder – clothes, meat, poultry and fish. One or
vivid experiences too, since shoes, bags, linen, luggage, two stalls also specialize in
Italian stallholders have raised camping equipment, towels, legumes, rice and dried fruits
the display of even the humblest pots, pans, kitchen utensils, and nuts.
vegetable to an art form. plants, pets, cassettes and CDs, Throughout the year Rome
The city is dotted with small old LPs and 78s. also plays host to many street
local food markets, and there If you are looking for a fairs. If they coincide with your
are several fascinating well- traditional food market in the visit, these are fun to go to,
established markets near the heart of the old city, Rome’s because they normally sell a
centre. These include Campo most picturesque market is also good variety of local produce,
de’ Fiori for foodstuffs, the its most historical. Its name, handicrafts and clothes.
Mercato delle Stampe for old Campo de’ Fiori (see p405), Seasonal fairs also occur,
prints, books and magazines, which translates as “field of especially around Christmas;
and the Nuovo Mercato flowers”, sometimes misleads among them is Mercatino di
Esquilino for international foods. people into expecting a flower Natale in Piazza Navona, where
Trastevere’s famous flea market. In fact, the name is said you can stock up on toys and
market, Porta Portese, was to derive from Campus Florae crib figures.
established shortly after the end (“Flora’s Square”) – Flora being Be sure to keep your wits
of World War II and is said to the lover of the great Roman about you at markets: pick-
have grown out of the thriving general Pompey. A market has pockets work with lightning
black market that operated at been held in this beautiful speed in the bustling crowds.
DIRECTORY
Fashion Libreria Belardetti Casa dei Latticini Map 2 E4 & 9 C4.
Via della Conciliazione 4A. Micocci Open 7am–1:30pm
Discount Map 1 C3. Via Collina 14. Map 4 D2. Mon–Sat.
dell’Alta Moda Tel 06 686 55 02. Tel 06 474 17 84. Mercatino di Natale
Via di Gesù e Il Mondo di Laura Cisternino Piazza Navona.
Maria 14 & 16A. Via del Portico d’Ottavia 6. Vicolo del Gallo 18–19. Map 9 C4.
Map 2 F2. Map 2 F5. Map 9 C4. Open end Nov–early
Tel 06 322 50 06.
Tel 06 68 80 61 29. Tel 06 687 28 75. Jan: daily.
Fendi Palazzo delle Eataly Mercato delle
Largo Goldoni 419. Esposizioni Arion Piazzale XII Ottobre. Stampe
Map 10 E3. Via Milano 15–17. Map 3 Map 6 F5. Largo della Fontanella
Tel 06 33 45 01. B4. Tel 06 48 91 33 61. Tel 06 90 27 92 01. di Borghese.
Map 2 F3 & 10 D1.
Il Papiro Focacci
Laura Biagiotti Via della Croce 43. Open 9am–1pm
Via Mario de’ Fiori 26. Via del Pantheon 50 Map 2 F2. Mon–Sat.
(leading to Via degli
Map 10 F1. Orfani). Map 10 D2. Tel 06 679 12 28. Nuovo Mercato
Tel 06 679 12 05. Tel 06 679 55 97. Fratelli Fabbi Esquilino
Prada Al Pellegrino Via della Croce 27. Via Principe Amedeo.
Map 4 E4.
Via Condotti 88. Cattolico Map 2 F2. Open 9am–2pm
Map 3 A2. Via di Porta Angelica 83. Tel 06 679 06 12. Mon–Fri.
Tel 06 679 08 97. Map 1 C2. Moriondo e Gariglio Porta Portese
Tel 06 68 80 23 51. Via del Piè di Marmo 21.
Valentino Map 10 E3. Via Portuense
Piazza di Spagna 38. Le Tre Ghinee Tel 06 699 08 56. & Via Ippolito Nievo.
Via del Pellegrino 90.
Map 5 C3.
Map 3 A2. Map 2 E4. Open 6:30am–2pm Sun.
Tel 06 945 157 10. Tel 06 687 27 39. Volpetti
Via Marmorata 47.
Books and Gifts Food and Drink Map 6 D2.
Tel 06 574 23 52.
Feltrinelli Antica Caciara Markets
International Trasteverina
Via VE Orlando 84–6. Via San Francesco a Ripa Campo de’ Fiori
Map 3 C3. 140A/B. Map 5 C1. Piazza Campo
Tel 06 482 78 78. Tel 06 581 28 15. de’ Fiori.

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