If you are looking for a quick and easy bunch of flowers, Campo de’ Fiori is the obvious choice, but insiders know that Stefano’s selection is the best to choose from. Situated closest to the Newsstand in the piazza, you will find the blonde Stefano smiling among his vases filled…
This florist’s “shop” is nothing more than a wooden table top on four wheels overflowing with seasonal flowers that has been waiting for you on the corner of Via Maria Cristina since 1940. An indisputable tradition of Roman romance, this icon perseveres to the present moment. Via Maria Cristina
This children’s clothing store is like a trunk of wonders orchestrated by a modern day Mary Poppins. Paola dresses Rome’s smallest citizens from head to toe, and armed with her knitting needles and spools of wool, is ready to meet all of their bespoke needs. Most of the items that…
Omero & Cecilia is the most fascinating vintage store in Rome, and is often frequented by costume designers looking for everything from Balenciaga jackets and military uniforms, to lace veils, and organza dresses. You’ll be met at the door by Olmo, the scruffy lagotto romagnolo, lazily sprawled on the terrazzo.…
As you can tell from this shop’s old sign it was once a ‘carboneria’ selling heating coal to the neighborhood. Now, inside this mom and pop store you will find a small housewares and hardware emporium, where you can buy firewood, propane tanks, glass jars, jute bags, kitchenwares, screws, nails…
