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Christmas in Rome comes with its own set of festivities and merriment. The celebrations and Christmas decorations here are not boisterous but endearing and charming enough to mesmerize anyone.
Christmas in Rome for some means only one thing: the Vatican. For others Christmas means gifts, and you'll find the main shopping streets sparkling with festive lights and packed with shoppers. Groups of musicians, often dressed as Santas, play cheerful
seasonal tunes. Christmas gift shops here offer a wide range of assortments right from goodies to classic jewelry.
At the Christmas shopping market in Piazza Navona you can buy the components for your own nativity scene, as well as sweets, wooden toys and all sorts of Christmas-related ornaments and goodies. In another nod to the festive season, gift shops often lay down red carpeting on the pavements and a giant Christmas tree appears in Piazza Venezia. It's great fun to shop in Rome during Christmas.
Rome's gift shops are full of fine clothes, leathers, shoes and bags. Of these, Via Condotti has most of the big names : Gucci, Max Mara, Valentino, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Bruno Magli, and Giorgio Armani. Fendi has a cluster of boutiques along Via Borgognona, with a wide range of furs, shoes, bags and their ready-to-wear Christmas collection. Other big names here are Gianni Versace, Moschino, Tod's, Gianfranco Ferré , and locally born and bred 'Queen of Cashmere' Laura Biagiotti .
Affordable Christmas buys are to be found in the high-street gift shops lining Via del Corso, Via del Tritone, Via Nazionale and Via Cola di Rienzo. The antiques quarters lie along Via Margutta, Via del Babuino, Via Giulia, Via dei Banchi Vecchi and Via de' Coronari. Bric-a-brac and retro clothes are on offer at the increasingly popular flea markets, the best being Via Sannio and Porta Portese.
Luxury goods to gift during this Christmas may include assorted vinegar, truffles and olive oil. Castroni , Via Cola di Rienzo 196, sells the culinary riches from Italy's regions and comforting imports from around the world (including baked beans). The well-established Trimani , Via Goito 20, was founded in 1821 and stocks an excellent selection of Italian wines.
So bag your bags and go shopping with some wonderful world class Christmas gift shops in Rome.
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