Librairie Française de Rome offers Romans and visitors to the city a space to explore French culture. Every kind of historic, scientific and literary text can be found in this French bookshop, all naturally, in the French language. The friendly and helpful staff are always willing to assist their clientele in any way. Librairie Francaise de Rome acts as a meeting point for the French community in Rome thanks to their strong ties to the nearby French Embassy and desire to spread French culture to the masses.
This jeweler's workshop makes special, classy pieces. The jewelry made from fragments of Roman glass, old coins or bronze is truly beautiful. You can also bring in similar items and order a personalized bracelet or necklace, and they can refurbish or redo any antique pieces or heirlooms.
This big shoe-shop sells half-price shoes for men, women and children along with a fashionable range of handbags and accessories: you'd be hard pressed not to find something you like. Everything is always half price, but it is even cheaper during the sale periods that bless every shop in Rome during certain parts of the year. From the casual to the glamorous, Fausto Santini houses footwear and bags for every occasion. The staff is friendly and helpful.
This herbalist's, founded on the same site in 1783, is a mixture of shop and museum. Entering the shop is like jumping back to the time of alchemists, and inside are small drawers full of herbs with a thousand aromas. The wood-paneled ceiling dates back to when the shop was first opened, while the drawers containing the herbs date from the last century, as do the rest of the furnishings. But the herbs aren't old - there's sure to be something there to ease every modern ache, to soothe every modern stress.
In this shop you can find everything you need for extreme and adventure sports. RRtrek is also a good place to go if you are planning to spend a lot of time out in the open on an excursion or camping holiday and need equipment. You can find everything you need for camping, hiking, walking holidays, free climbing and mountain climbing. They sell tents, sleeping bags, mattocks, shoes, crampons, water-bottles, climbing ropes and pitons. They sell all the best makes as well as products at prices to suit everybody. The staff are all polite and helpful and you can ask about what equipment you need and decide between what they recommend.