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high and at bargain prices. You can pick up a hat here for a couple of euros or a pair of
silk pyjamas for €5.
NUOVO MERCATO ESQUILINO
MARKET
Vittorio Emanuele)
Cheap and the best place to find exotic herbs and spices.
( Via Lamarmora;
Piazza della Repubblica & Around
FELTRINELLI INTERNATIONAL
BOOKS
( 06 482 78 78; Via VE Orlando 84; 9am-8pm Mon-Sat, 10.30am-1.30pm & 4-8pm Sun; Repubblica)
The international branch of Italy's ubiquitous bookseller has a splendid collection of
books in English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. You'll find everything from
recent bestsellers to dictionaries, travel guides, DVDs and an excellent assortment of
maps.
IBS.IT
( Via Nazionale 254-255; 9am-8pm Mon-Sat, 10am-1.30pm & 4-8pm Sun; ; Repubblica)
IBS.it, on
three floors, has a good range of Italian literature, reference books and travel guides, as
well as CDs, half-priced books (general-fiction paperbacks), a cheery children's section
and a few books in English and French.
BOOKS
San Lorenzo & Beyond
LA GRANDE OFFICINA
JEWELLERY
( 06 445 03 48;
lagrandeofficinagioielli.blogspot.co.uk
;
Via dei Sabelli 165B; 1-7.30pm Mon 11am-7.30pm,
Tue-Fri; Via Tiburtina)
Under dusty workshop lamps, husband-and-wife team Giancarlo
Genco and Daniela Ronchetti turn everything from old clock parts and Japanese fans into
beautiful work-of-art jewellery. Head here for something truly unique.
CLAUDIO SANÒ
ARTISANAL
