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SCANDINAVIAN TRAVELER | VISITS | ROME
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WHEN IN ROME
Rome is a shopper’s paradise year-round, with the city’s boutiques
and ateliers a veritable treasure chest during the festive season
By Isabelle Kliger
VBH
1 The secret Roman
showroom of luxury handbag
maker VBH is hidden down
an unassuming side street
just a stone’s throw from
the Spanish Steps. A VBH
wallet costs about €600, while
€24,000 gets you something
so fabulous it would grace any
Hollywood red carpet. (And
they do).
Via di San Giacomo 21.
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Blu Cachemire
Sweaters, cardigans, scarves,
socks, coats, all made from
Italian wool and cashmere.
You’ll find this shop in the
delightfully picturesque neighborhood
of Trastevere.
Via di San Francesco
a Ripa 155.
Bottega del Marmoraro
You could probably get all
your Christmas gifts on the
charming, ivy-draped Via Margutta
there are so many shops.
For €15, you can even get a
custom-engraved marble slab
within the hour at stonemason
Sandro Fiorentini’s
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workshop. Volpetti alla Scrofa
Bartolucci
Via Margutta 53B
2 A shop so
packed with
Pinocchios of various shapes
and sizes you’d think it was
Gepetto’s workshop. This
third- generation, family-run
store sells all sorts of wooden
creations, from dolls to clocks
and bedside lamps.
Via dei Pastini 98
• bartolucci.com
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Picta
Porcellane
Marina Graziani creates and
sells hand-painted porcelain in
her tiny workshop off Campo
de’ Fiori. Every piece is unique,
with prices starting around
€10 for smaller items.
Via dei Cappellari 11
• pictaporcellane.it
3 Gianluca Volpetti’s grandfather
opened this deli in
1920. The shelves are filled
with Italian delicacies, from
truffles to olive oil, cheese, and
prosciutto and more kinds of
pasta than Rome has churches.
The man himself swears the
€78 Amarone he stocks is the
“best in Italy.”
Via della Scrofa 32
• volpettiweb.it
SCANDINAVIAN TRAVELER | DECEMBER 2014
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