Page 340 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Rome

338  TR A VELERS ’ NEEDS

Books and Gifts Internazionali for a wealth of
pretty notebooks, writing
Rome offers huge scope for gift buying, both in the well- instruments, and school
established tourist stores in the centro storico (historic center) supplies. Pineider, stationery
and in smaller stores in less frequented parts of the city. Seeking suppliers to the Roman gentry,
out the smaller stores can be an adventure in itself; many are in will print sets of exquisite
visiting cards for you. The more
attractive parts of the city that you might not otherwise visit. modern Vertecchi is filled with
Unusual artisan ceramics, wonderful books on Italian art and original paper gifts, including
architecture, paper products, vintage Italian movie posters, boxes of every shape and size,
beautiful prints of historic views of Rome, and specialty candies while Fabriano has its own
and cakes make ideal souvenirs to take home. While masterpieces fabulous line of stationery
by Michelangelo, Raphael, and Caravaggio are popular icons and notebooks.
for T-shirts, statuettes, and postcards, religious artifacts are
also readily available in the city that hosts the papal seat. Posters and Prints
Near Piazza Navona, L’Image
has an extensive range of
Bookstores Palazzo delle Esposizioni artistic, photographic, and
Rome is rich in bookstores, specializes in art, design, and movie posters for sale, in
from the encyclopaedic to architecture, and has been addition to a good range of
the very specialized. Italian listed among the 20 most stationery, souvenirs, and
books, both hardback and beautiful bookstores in the calendars. Geared more toward
softback, are generally very world. IBS boasts two floors of antiques, Galleria Trincia sells
attractive but also tend to books (also in English), DVDs, good-quality and reasonably
be expensive. and computer games. For priced prints of 17th-century
As Italy’s largest and most prospective chefs, fantastic panoramic paintings of Rome,
renowned bookstore chain, recipe books on Italian and as well as watercolors. The
Feltrinelli dedicates its endless international cuisine can company also undertakes
shelf space to both modern be found at ’Gusto (see p343) restoration work.
and classic Italian literature, in Piazza Augusto Imperatore. For superb posters on past
and also houses a wide As an alternative to exhibitions as well as stylish
selection of non-fiction titles. traditional bookstores, there souvenirs and post cards, visit
Feltrinelli International on are lots of discount deals at Rome’s museum shops – for
Via Emanuele Orlando has an the second hand book stands example, Il Chiostro del
excellent range of foreign- in Via delle Terme di Diocleziano Bramante near Piazza Navona,
language fiction and specialty and in Largo della Fontanella or Complesso del Vittoriano
nonfiction, covering various di Borghese. next to the Forum.
subjects including art, cooking,
travel, and history. It also stocks Multimedia and Music Artisan Handicrafts
some superb photographic,
art, and movie posters. The split-level Feltrinelli in and Design
Magazines and stationery Galleria Alberto Sordi on Via The central Via del Pellegrino is
are available as well, and the del Corso, and its sister store a street crammed with small
noticeboard is a lifeline for in Largo Argentina, represent specialty outlets such as Le Tre
information on rooms for rent the closest Rome gets to a Ghinee, which sells ceramics
and Italian language courses. multimedia megastore. At both and glass objects. La Chiave
Specialty English bookstores these stores, in addition to their is a good choice for gifts,
include the Anglo-American stock of fiction and nonfiction selling all things ethnic, with
Book Co., which is located titles, there is a reasonable the emphasis on bright furnish-
near Piazza di Spagna. In selection of CDs and DVDs that ings and original jewelry.
Trastevere, the Almost Corner cover mainstream tastes. If you are more interested
Bookshop, though small, has in contemporary design, visit
probably the most extensive Stationery and the Palazzo delle Esposizioni
selection of English language (see p166), where a wide range
fiction in the capital, as well Paper Crafts of objects created by famous
as nonfiction titles – from Near the Pantheon, the designers is available. For a
ancient Rome to modern Florentine Il Papiro sells a really original gift, try Bottega
Italian culture and politics. great range of illustrious paper- del Marmoraro, a workshop
Libreria Arion, near Piazza based products that include that reproduces ancient
Cavour, has a small English notebooks, diaries, envelopes, Roman and Pompeian
section, as well as interesting and beautiful seal-and-wax inscriptions on marble. The
gadgets and design objects. sets that make for an ideal owner will recreate any design
Another Arion branch inside gift. Visit Cartolerie you choose to order.

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