Rome Shopping Tips by Turska

Porta portese: Cheap things-maybe not best value

This had changed a lot since I was here 17 years ago.There was much more new things-witch weren´t very good value,and much less old things.On the other hand-I saw no thiefs!Last time you couldn´t go through without notising them.We do like these places in some grazy way-I don´t know why.My husband even bought a pair of shorts there-and they are not so bad.I thought I would have bought a cheap summer-skirt,but they weren´t so nice as in Milan fleamarket(where I didn´t buy,because I knew we were coming here..).
If you like to go this kind of places,be careful.Even if we didn´t see any thiefs,I can´t believe,they are totally gone.There was policemen also,so maybe it´s getting better.Area is huge.We were planning to go to some other market as well,but this was enough for one day!

What to buy: You can find antiques there also.There is also some cheap clothes,dishes and other things,if you need something very cheap,and no need to last forever.But there was also for example leather-jackets,witch were very expensive.I´m not sure would I dare to buy hudreds of euros jacket from a market..

Address: Porta portese

Directions: At Trastevere-in east riverbunk.You will find it in many maps.

Theme: Other

Coemet Evim: Gothic clothing

We like gothic clothes when we go to that kind of concerts,so we of couse went in here.it´s quite small shop,but had interesting clothes.But it was expensive.Same kind of jackets,that were 60-80e in Finnish Gothic-shops,were 119e here.Some of them was at discounts,but wrong size,so we bought nothing.
There was also one bigger shop witch sold this kind of clothes,and rock bands-t-shirts and such at Via Laurina,close to Piazza del Popolo.It had even leather-jackets.But we didn´t get in,because there was a note"on lunch,coming back at 13.30.So we went to restaurant near it,and came ack at 13.30-just to see that they have put a new note"coming back 14.30!"..We desided to give up-even if it looked nice and cheap.If you walk in Via del Corso,you will see their signs at walls,pointing to the shop.

What to buy: Gothic clothes-and at that other one,also rock bands-fan"staff" and leather jackets and so on.Both had also jewellery.

What to pay: This one on photo was expensive,all skirts were over 100e for example.The other shop(can´t remember the name) is much cheper looking,by the prices we saw through window.But is there ever anyone keeping it open?

Address: L.go Arenula

Directions: Close to L.go san Argentina,next to internet-point

Theme: Women's Clothes

Handigrafts market at front of Castel san Angelo: Handigrafts

These people are here selling their handigraft at end of July-if I remember correct,it was last two weeks of July.I was sorry,that we didn´t find a bankomat around,so we couldn´t buy a thing!

What to buy: clothes,jewellery,paintings,old books,all kinds of handigrafts and also bakings

What to pay: Not so expensive as I thought.I would have bought a skirt for 25e,but I couldn´t find a bankomat.

Address: Lungotevere Castello

Directions: Front of Castel san Angelo

Theme: Local Craft