Being near the Spanish steps, Via Condotti is visited by large numbers of tourists. It is a center of fashion shopping in Rome, dating to the atelier of Bulgari which opened in 1905. In addition to Valentino, other designers such as Armani, Hermès, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Gucci, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Salvatore Ferragamo have stores on Via Condotti. Others, such as Laura Biagiotti, have their offices there. Caffé Greco, perhaps the most famous café in Rome, was established at Via dei Condotti 84 in 1760, and attracted figures such as Stendhal, Goethe, Byron, Liszt and Keats to have coffee there. Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of radio, lived at Via dei Condotti 11, until his death in 1937 (read more...)

Shopping in Rome's centre is a journey of discovery. There are few large department stores, no shopping malls, and very few chain stores. Instead the narrow streets of the historic centre and Prati neighbourhood (where the apartment is located) are lined with small individual shops, one-off boutiques, intimate galleries and family-run stores as well as the stylish outlets of Italian designer fashion (read more...)

Shopping in Rome's centre is a journey of discovery. There are few large department stores, no shopping malls, and very few chain stores. Instead the narrow streets of the historic centre and Prati neighbourhood (where the apartment is located) are lined with small individual shops, one-off boutiques, intimate galleries and family-run stores as well as the stylish outlets of Italian designer fashion (read more...)

Shopping in Rome's centre is a journey of discovery. There are few large department stores, no shopping malls, and very few chain stores. Instead the narrow streets of the historic centre and Prati neighbourhood (where the apartment is located) are lined with small individual shops, one-off boutiques, intimate galleries and family-run stores as well as the stylish outlets of Italian designer fashion (read more...)

Shopping in Rome's centre is a journey of discovery. There are few large department stores, no shopping malls, and very few chain stores. Instead the narrow streets of the historic centre and Prati neighbourhood (where the apartment is located) are lined with small individual shops, one-off boutiques, intimate galleries and family-run stores as well as the stylish outlets of Italian designer fashion (read more...)