etonmymind

My second shopping-related post of the day.

It's a very long story, but basically we are ready to leave for our trip tomorrow and I still did not accomplish finding a comfortable pair of new shoes. Fear not--I have two other, broken-in pairs that will serve me well, but I had really hoped to find a third pair as we are going to be gone 6 weeks and obviously doing lots of walking.

I would like to do some shoe-shopping in Rome, not extensive, but I would love a recommendation for a place or two that I can look for decent-looking comfort shoes. NOT super expensive, but at this point I could see spending up to 200 US... I'm thinking something like a US Born, Earth, Seibel, etc.

Anyway, if you have a great shoe place to share, I would be very grateful.

And again, I KNOW it's not ideal to be looking for vacation shoes on vacation. I tried out many, many pairs of shoes starting about two months ago and none of them fit the bill. It does not help that my foot is a bit on the wide side. I'm down to 14 hours pre-departure, so my options are either to stick with my two, or maybe find a third over there.

Thanks for your suggestions!
ET

SharonG

I remember a fairly reasonable shoe shop by the Fountain of Trevi. If you are facing the fountain, it would be on your right, up the steps and across the street. Sorry I can't remember the name.

Sally30

You can hardly walk a block without seeing great shoe stores in Rome. Just look around. I wouldn't spend too much time trying to locate specific shops but just keep your eyes open and try on the shoes you like. Have a wonderful trip.

LoveItaly

You might have good luck, eton! I say that as I have a narrow foot and finding shoes in Italy to fit me has always been a problem as they are usually too wide. And most of my shoes that I own, purchased in the US, are made in Italy. But a friend who owned a Bruno Maglia shoe store in Italy told me the last for shoes exported to the US are different than the shoes sold in Italy. Have fun! And in case you are not aware when entering a shoe shop do ackowledge the clerk or owner and do not pick up any of the merchandise unless they indicate you may do so as they can't get a bit touchy (grouchy) about that.

JustineA

I agree with Sally30 having bought my share of shoes in Rome. That said, the pedestrian walk street just off of Campo dei Fiori has many good shoe stores that sell well known walking shoe brands as well as a store that sells the Camper brand--one of my favorites.

tuscanlifeedit

Camper are the shoes I've purchased in Rome. There is a busy Camper store at the Piazza di Spagna, but I purchased mine in a little store not from there. I will be looking for Campers while there.

Used to be Supergas that I went to Italy to buy, but they are now made in Asia and they suck.

NYCFoodSnob

I think the street Justine is thinking of is Via dei Giubbonari, which is kind of a mini fashion mall. This is a decent street to find less expensive shoes. Rome has a shoe store on every block. I absolutely love shopping in Rome.