The American clothing retail store Gap opened its first shop in Rome on August 1, 2011. A big chain like Gap could not but open its first store in the prestigious main shopping street of the city, the Via del Corso.
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Piazza Verdi Antiques Market Rome
On the 4th Sunday of every month there is an antiques market (mercato dell’antiquariato) in the Piazza Verdi in the Parioli district of Rome.
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The famous Porta Portese flea market in Trastevere is obviously the first choice for visitors who spend only one weekend in Rome, but some alternatives do exist for people who prefer to do their Sunday market shopping a bit more off the beaten track.
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The Farmer’s Market San Paolo is an agricultural market promoted by the Municipality of Rome. It is only open on Saturdays and Sundays. The vegetables sold at this market are sold directly by the farmers themselves.
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Like everywhere else, good old-fashioned, music stores are disappearing in Rome, to be replaced by boring chain stores having only bestsellers in stock. The main one of these is called Ricordi, but for the music lover with a more specialized taste there are still some good alternatives left, both for new and used cd’s or vinyl. (Some day I will write down the addresses of all the Ricordi stores, but you will probably run into one or two of them while you are in Rome anyway, so I won’t bother now.)
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