The mother load of Roman bazaars is Porta Portese, a flea market off Piazza Ippolito Nievo that began at the close of World War II as a black and gray market but has grown to be one of Europe's premier permanent garage sales with more than 1,000 stalls and exhibitors.
You'll find everything here from antique credenzas to used carburetors, bootleg CDs to birds that squawk "Ciao," previously owned clothes to Italian comic books to used Leicas, all in a carnival atmosphere of haggling and hollering, jostling and junk jockeying, beggars, pickpockets, and shrewd stall owners, swirling around auditory pockets of badly dubbed dance music and the the scents of sweet roasting corn.
It runs every Sunday, from soon after dawn until late lunchtime. Hang on to your wallet.
Off Viale di Trastevere (take tram 8 into Trastevere about five stops). Covers streets of Via Ippolito Nievo, Via Ettore Rolli, and Via Portuense
Sunday morning only, 7am-1pm
Free
Bus: 3B, 44, 44F, 75, 125, N19
Metro: Piramide (B) or Circo Massimo (B)
Hop-on/hop-off: Vaticano
Planning your day: Even if you just want to take a quick peek, it will probably take an hour to find your way out again. Shoppers will spend 2-3 hours here. » Rome itineraries
Seriosly, hold on to your wallet. Crowded markets like this are prime hunting grounds for light-fingered Luigis. » Pickpocket tips
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Off Viale di Trastevere (take tram 8 into Trastevere about five stops). Covers streets of Via Ippolito Nievo, Via Ettore Rolli, and Via Portuense
Sunday morning only, 7am-1pm
Free
Bus: 3B, 44, 44F, 75, 125, N19
Metro: Piramide (B) or Circo Massimo (B)
Hop-on/hop-off: Vaticano
This article was written by Reid Bramblett and was last updated in March 2014.
All information was accurate at the time.
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