A little evening shopping in Piazza Navona
It’s Christmas time in Rome, and that means one thing – fortune tellers, candy, and a carousel in Piazza Navona. The Piazza Navona Holiday Market, which has slowly been coming to life over the last few weeks, with the addition of semi-permanent vendor stalls and the aforementioned carousel, is now in full-swing. Head into the center for a dose of Christmas cheer – brought to you by way of carnival games, porchetta sandwiches, enormous 3 euro donuts (called ciambelle maxi), and plenty of gifts for sale. The market is open all day every day for the duration of the holiday season, and is a great place to pick up some Christmas decorations (miniature trees abound!), a nativity scene or two (presepi in Italian), or a puppet/key chain/ornament of the traditional befana – the witch-like old woman who delivers candy to good little Italian children on Epiphany Eve.
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What are the hours of the market?
Jessica – The market is open all day every day – I’ve never seen official hours, but 10am-midnight seems to be about right.
Until what time is going to be there? can I hope to catch it at the 2nd week of January?
The market will be open until the end of the holiday season on January 6th, so it looks like you wont catch it the 2nd week in January!
Thanks so much for posting about this! Me and my friend Hannah will definitely check it out during our visit. Sadly we’re flying budget and don’t have carry-on luggage to take home Christmas presents 🙂
Do they still sell paintings on the Piazza Novona during Christmas time please?
Sure do! Year-round, actually!