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Learn about the some popular centers of shopping in Rome
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Rome not only is a great cultural center but it is also a great spot for all sort of shopping including clothing, jewellery and accessories. The city of Rome has all for a shopping enthusiast like big departmental stores, outlets and shopping centers, both at suburbs and outskirts. Rome’s long standing culture of thousand years makes it exceptional and multi-ethnic mix that tends to be attractive as well as best suited for world class shopping. Below are mentioned some of the best shopping centers Rome that tempt a person to revisit these areas again and again.
• Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) Via dei Condotti: It is considered as the best and the richest shopping area in Rome as well as in Italy. It is surrounded with best shopping streets in Rome. The Via Dei Condotti places some of the best designer stores like as Armani, Prada, Versace, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci and others. However some shops around the area even charges for shopper even walking through the street. Though with the changing trend some shops even show ‘ingresso gratuito’ sign that allow a shopper with liberty to roam around and purchase commodity without any obligation.
• Trastevere: This popular market is situated on a bridge over the River Tiber, in Trastevere district of Rome and there are many streets over there for persons who wish to lose themselves into shopping festival and feverish. In the market there is located a food market in Piazza San Cosimato where locals can get involved with vendors.
• Viale Marconi and Porta Portese: Viale Marconi is trendy shopping spot much popular with young Romans. One can reach there on Metro Line B to Marconi.
• Via del Corso: It is a crowded pedestrian street which is spread across from Piazza del Popolo down to Piazza Venezia and is equally popular among locals as well as foreign tourists. There on the street there are situated famous shops like the Ferrari flagship store and Swarowski Crystal. If you have any interest in retail shopping in Rome than Vid del Corso is must visit spot for you. The hotels locates close to it are Hotel Stendhal, Hotel Delle Nazioni, Hotel Tiziano, Hotel Mondial.
• Piazza Vittorio: This is the popular food market in Rome which has an array of attractive foods, fruits fish and meat and the food there is enjoyed by people from across the world.
• Piazza Navona: It is an exciting place for art lovers as it is surrounded by streets having numerous art galleries and shops for antique items. For the movie lovers there is a cinema hall that would be loved and liked by others. The primary hotels in the region are Hotel Tiziano and Hotel Traiano.
• Campo de’ Fiori: An ancient market in Rome, it derives its name from the square that used to occur at the place for around 140 years. This market starts from the morning till late night it is very popular for its own restaurants and bars.
• The Via Sannio: this market is situated next to San Giovanni station on Line A of the Rome Metro. The primary commodities which it sells are clothes and accessories. The centre of the market is surrounded by surrounding streets. It remains open on weekdays during the morning.
Shopping Streets in Rome
There a good number of shopping streets are situated in Rome that can be termed as a relevant shopping center for tourist that are making trip to Rome Via Condotti, Via Borgognona and Via Frattina are three popular streets situated as close to Piazza di Spagna that runs parallel until they make an approach to the Via del Corso. It is a well known very expensive fashion street in Rome. Via Condotti run from the Spanish Steps, its nomenclature takes it to conduits or channels which take over water to the Baths of Agrippa and is the most popular at its group of streets. The atelier of Bulgari started its operations and has come into force since 1905. Whereas Via Borgognona Street is better known for big fashion houses with a good number designs from renowned fashion designers like Fendi, Laura Biagiotti, Gai Mattiolo, and Dolce & Gabbana, and final of three streets Via Frattina keep fashion shops in the past and it is been the home of the Byblos, Tiffany and Versace. There are also many other popular street in city as they are
Via Cola di Rienzo (near Prati) that is one of the most known and important street in the city for shopping and cafes. The city is also popular for many a good number of boutiques in the street Trussardi, Tommy Hilfiger, Energy, Diesel Jeans, Miss Sixty, Armani, Benetton and Brandy. Another famous street in the city is Campo Marzio that contains art galleries, restaurants and antique dealers.
Shopping Malls in Rome
Rome has a unique prestige for having some of the biggest shopping malls in Europe. However the four most popular shopping mall of the city are Euroma that has around 240 shops and 40 bars and restaurants, Porta Di Roma is a mall that has around 220 shops, 13 screens cinema, 2 swimming pools, a fitness centre, Roma mall with 210 shops, 12 screens cinema, 24 bars and restaurants is another center of attraction for city. The mall, Parco Leonardo that is situated close to Fiumincino Airport features around 216 shops, a 24 screens cinema, a 16 lane bowling, a slot machines area and wi-fi spots.