Morning Markets around Piazza Narvona
Jul 17th, 2005, 12:34 PM
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Not VERY close to Piazza Navona but certainly within easy walking distance is the open-air book market (old books, prints) in Piazza Borghese off Via della Fontanella Borghese, which turns into Via Condotti further up.
Jul 17th, 2005, 12:37 PM
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Jann -
If "Eloise" recommends it, then it's the place to be. She was the source of much of my information for our 2004 trip to Rome and Venice, and her suggestions were worth their weight in gold.
If "Eloise" recommends it, then it's the place to be. She was the source of much of my information for our 2004 trip to Rome and Venice, and her suggestions were worth their weight in gold.
Jul 17th, 2005, 12:50 PM
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Jann: Dave is giving me far too much credit for far too little.
The Piazza Borghese book market is fun in a quiet sort of way. There are a few nice old books and prints; there are much larger quantities of not-so-old books and prints that you probably would not want if they gave them to you for free.
The Piazza Borghese book market is fun in a quiet sort of way. There are a few nice old books and prints; there are much larger quantities of not-so-old books and prints that you probably would not want if they gave them to you for free.
Jul 17th, 2005, 05:57 PM
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Patrick: The difference is everything and nothing.
To the best of my knowledge, Campo de' Fiori is the only "campo" in Rome. It translates literally as "field." (There is also a part of town (near Campo de' Fiori, in fact, that is sometimes called "Campo Marzio", but that dates back to the Romans and has nothing to do with the actual problem at hand.)
In Venice, on the other hand, there is only one piazza, the Piazza di San Marco; all the other spaces that would be called piazzas (actually, "piazze"
in any other Italian town are called "campo" (pl. "campi", because the Venetians feel that only San Marco deserves the dignity of "piazza."
"Piazzetta" is a diminutive of "piazza."
To the best of my knowledge, Campo de' Fiori is the only "campo" in Rome. It translates literally as "field." (There is also a part of town (near Campo de' Fiori, in fact, that is sometimes called "Campo Marzio", but that dates back to the Romans and has nothing to do with the actual problem at hand.)
In Venice, on the other hand, there is only one piazza, the Piazza di San Marco; all the other spaces that would be called piazzas (actually, "piazze"
in any other Italian town are called "campo" (pl. "campi", because the Venetians feel that only San Marco deserves the dignity of "piazza.""Piazzetta" is a diminutive of "piazza."
Jul 17th, 2005, 08:26 PM
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OK, I just realized that when you said Piazza Borghese, I was thinking Borghese Gardens. There are two Piazzale Borghese in the Gardens, but do you mean the Piazza Borghese near Via d. Rippeta? Thanks.
Jul 18th, 2005, 04:47 AM
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It's the Piazza Borghese near Via di Ripetta.
I never made it a "destination," only came across it in my wanderings, but my guidebook says it's open in the morning, Monday through Saturday.
I never made it a "destination," only came across it in my wanderings, but my guidebook says it's open in the morning, Monday through Saturday.
Jul 18th, 2005, 06:48 AM
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Massagediva: I hate to disagree with you, but I must reluctantly do so. It is Campo de' Fiori. The apostophe replaces the "i" that makes the plural; the Romans never, never say "dei Fiori."
