- Magnets and other trifles
- Clothes - stress for the psyche and wallet
- Glassware
- What to bring from Rome? Jewelry!
- Gastronomic souvenirs
- Religious souvenirs
While on vacation in Rome, you want to preserve the feelings and memories of the eternal city for as long as possible. And the best that remains with us is the photographs that testify to the most beautiful moments of relaxation. Or leave more material things as a keepsake, which after a while you can touch with your hands, feel in the touch of a part of Italian life. What to bring from Rome so that there is something to remember?
Magnets and other trifles
Oddly enough, they are still popular. And it seems there is already no place on the refrigerator from the evidence of your and someone's trips. But the hand still buys cheap magnets with views of Rome, magnets that are only views and are associated with Rome, but otherwise completely Chinese. But they are cheap.
In any souvenir shop there are two or three dozen of these souvenirs for a penny - different openers, lighters, key chains and other trifles. Various figurines, images of city attractions, Venetian masks (by the way, not related to Rome, but very Italian) and similar souvenirs can be bought at every corner and quite inexpensively.
Clothes - stress for the psyche and wallet
In Italy, in particular, Rome, of course, is full of fine luxury shops and boutiques. You can buy any item there, including branded and even designer items. However, European prices plus the ratio of the exchange rate to the ruble makes such purchases very expensive. In any case, at the present moment. The same can be said for shoes. Expensive leather shoes are everywhere, their assortment is huge, and the quality is beyond praise.
Leather bags are also a strong point of Roman shops. You can buy a real branded bag, or you can bump into a fake one at a rather high price - if you buy a branded item from a street vendor.
Glassware
Murano glass belongs to the category of local attractions that are world famous. Products from such glass are produced in Venice, and are sold everywhere in Italy. Therefore, bringing something from glass as a gift will be a sign of good taste and tone. However, one should beware of counterfeits - like everything else, Murano glass began to be counterfeited, and it is rather difficult to distinguish the real from the fake. The only help will be a certificate, which will be attached to the factory glass without fail.
What to bring from Rome? Jewelry
Jewelry brought from Italy will always arouse envy and admiration. Real jewelry is impeccable - it is expensive, has a rich history of local production, dating back to the days of the Roman Empire. And today jewelry is a desirable acquisition for beauties all over the world.
Most often they buy gold. However, with a limited budget, jewelry without precious metals and stones is also quite good. Fortunately, Italian designers are known all over the world, and there are designer items in the jewelry departments.
Gastronomic souvenirs
A safe way to buy a souvenir is to bring something edible. Since many are no longer happy with donated magnets and do not particularly appreciate the views of Italy, and as for figurines and all other sideboard things, then they are completely against these collectors of dust, then buying and donating something gastronomic will be both useful and pleasant. So, what can you bring edible and purely Italian? Let's list the main:
- Italian balsamic vinegar is useful in any kitchen;
- sun-dried tomatoes - a thing that came to our kitchen straight from Italy;
- Parmesan cheese, which is also loved by Russian gourmets;
- jerky meat and famous sausages from Italy;
- spaghetti and original Italian pasta;
- olive oil - does not need recommendations, although green aromatic oil can be advised, it is better to buy it in the countryside and give it as a small and inexpensive souvenir;
- a bar of Italian chocolate will be a win-win under any circumstance.
You can buy all this in Rome at any corner, in any supermarket. And if you take a closer look at the grocery shelves, you will also find a lot of interesting things - for example, sweets, cookies and even unusual dried dumplings.
Religious souvenirs
Of course, the Vatican offers its own souvenirs, of which a lot is sold in Rome. On the streets and in specialized shops, you will find a huge selection of religious items. Including you can buy:
- medallions with the image of the pontiff;
- funny and touching figures of shepherdesses, lambs, angels and more;
- calendars with religious symbols;
- postcards with views of the Vatican and even a real Vatican stamp.
It can be noted that the purchase of something completely unique, which is produced or relates directly only to Rome, is unlikely to succeed. Perhaps these will be products of local artisans who sell something exclusive, such as wooden toys of their own making. Or you can buy paintings by street artists - they paint them right on the squares, using, among other things, spray paint. It turns out the most real masterpieces. By the way, this cannot be said about street paintings that are sold everywhere on trays. Among such arts, the sale of printed drawings, which have no artistic value, is flourishing.
And one moment. If you want to indulge in great shopping in Rome, buy a lot and save a lot at the same time, you can use the services of a shopping guide.
