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can get a bag, wallet or belt made to your specifications; in other shops you can commis-
sion lamps or embroidery.
Foodstuffs
Rome is deli heaven, of course. Also well worth a visit are Rome's many food markets,
where you can buy cheese, salami and other delicious stuff; note there's also the farmers
market at Circo Massimo at weekends.
Ecclesiastical
South of the Pantheon, a string of ecclesiastical shops has clerics from all over the world
trying out ceremonial capes for their swish factor. If you want an icon or a pair of (glori-
ous!) cardinal's socks (in poppy red or ecclesiastical purple), try Via dei Cestari.
Ghezzi
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(
06 686 97 44; Via dei Cestari 32-33)
The least daunting of the
shops.
Annibale Gammarelli
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(
06 680 13 14;
www.gammarelli.com
;
Via di Santa Chiara 34)
If nothing but
the pope's tailors will do.
Statuaria - Arte Sacra
( 06 679 37 53;
www.statuariaartesacra.com
; Via Andrea Solario 86, EUR)
For a life-
sized statue of the Virgin Mary or a host of smaller icons..
Centro Russia Ecumenica il Messaggio dell'Icona
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( 06 689 66 37;
www.russiaecumenica.it
;
Borgo Pio 141)
Near St Peter's; sells original painted icons, some glinting
with real gold leaf.
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Confetteria Moriondo & Gariglio
A magical-seeming chocolate shop.
Vertecchi
Art emporium with beautiful paper and notebooks.
Lucia Odescalchi
Exotic, work-of-art jewellery housed in a palace.
Armando Rioda
Artisans create luscious handbags at non-designer prices.
Bottega di Marmoraro
Have the motto of your choice carved into a marble slab at this
delightful shop.
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