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meats, buffalo mozzarella from Campania,
parmigiano reggiano,
olive oil,
porchetta
from
Ariccia - as well as Iranian caviar.
BULGARI
( 06 679 38 76; Via dei Condotti 10; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm Sun & Mon; Spagna)
If you have
to ask the price, you can't afford it. Sumptuous window displays mean you can admire the
world's finest jewellery without spending a
centesimo
.
JEWELLERY
FAUSTO SANTINI
SHOES
( 06 678 41 14; Via Frattina 120; 11am-7.30pm Mon, 10am-7.30pm Tue-Sat, 11am-2pm & 3-7pm Sun;
Spagna)
Rome's best-known shoe designer, Fausto Santini is famous for his beguilingly
simple, architectural shoe designs, with beautiful boots and shoes made from butter-soft
leather. Colours are beautiful, the quality impeccable. Seek out the end-of-line discount
shop (
Click here
) if this looks out of your price range.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
BIG HAIR
06 6477 0041;
www.sergiovalente.it
; 2nd floor, Via del Babuino 107; Mon-Sat; Spagna) , who has ten-
ded the hair of the likes of Sophia Loren. His family-run, 2nd-floor salon is adorned with photos of Sr Valente
with Valentino, Helen Mirren and Pope John Paul (not sure whether he had a blow dry), and you're greeted by
two pristine poodles. It's less expensive than you might expect: €27 for a for a blow dry, €20 to €25 for a mani-
cure and €30 to €40 for a pedicure.
Trevi Fountain to the Quirinale
VIGANO
( 06 679 51 47; Via Marco Minghetti; Via del Corso)
Piled high with head candy, Vigano opened
in 1873 and sells top hats, bowlers and deerstalkers, as well as hacking jackets, to a
princely clientele, as if nothing much has changed since it first opened its doors. The
hours are quintessentially Roman, too - they open when they feel like it.
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