Campo dei Fiori Market

The market is open in the morning only. I think that it's open every day, but I'm not certain.

We were there last March and on 2 consecutive weekdays there was a handful of flower merchants. We visited in the late afternoon and evening.

This is a fantastic market. I stumbled on it completely by accident. I believe (not sure) it is only open on weekdays. Tried to take others to it on Sat. and nobody was home. :-)

This market may well have been something at one time, but now it is nothing more than a place to buy a t-shirt or a hat. Sure there is a vendor or two selling mediocre produce or flowers, but I can find a better farmers market seven days a week here in Portland.

We were there in May..and as far as i know it's open every morning except Sunday. We live in France and were quite appreciative of the fruit and vegs choice...more artichokes than i've ever seen..and wished that we had the pre-chopped minestrone fresh veg mix here. The majority of the sellers seemed to be of the Rome area selling local products....although one person was selling "local" olive oil that i found for a better price in the supermarket...and the herb and spice man was a bit much...even before i broke the glass cover on one of his bins..He told me to smell the product, so i leaned in and my bag touched the glass. I apologized and said i presumed it wasn't the first time that had happened...He said No, just the first time today...
............So it's a quite nice market...I guess i missed the t-shirts...

I thought it had a very nice mix of local produce, seafood, wines, culture, and oh yes, you can buy a t-shirt. But, you can also buy Murano glass figurines. Didn't know they had those in Portland..

Enjoy!

We stayed right near it last year and thought it was a wonderful market. From memory it was open most days. We were in an apartment and bought quite a lot of food there. Great from early in the morning.

The spice booth is not to be missed. They have these marvelous blends and have you smell them and describe their uses. I always bring lots home to last until the next trip. Sun dried tomatoes are wonderful in Italy. I haven't bought from that market but I saw them for sale (definitely pricier then in Naples). On the corner of the square there's a great bread bakery.

Thanks to all for the helpful responses.

A trip to Rome is not complete without a visit to Campo Fiore. Can't imagine anyone being disappointed with it. We were there last fall and the displays of squash, pumpkins, etc. were amazing. We bought some spice mixes with sundried tomatoes and herbs that are great with pasta. And the dried fruit little "men" that were composed of figs, apricots, plums, etc. were clever. Such fun to watch the ladies trim artichokes. I did not see any T-shirts.

Campo di'Fiori market is open every day except Sunday until about 2 PM (or so in the afternoon). Then everyone folds up and heads home - usually all cleaned up and set up for the night by 4 PM. If you walk by there at 5 PM, you would not believe there is a daily market there.

This market is probably more "tourist driven" now. They sell foods, spices, etc but these are much higher prices than other local markets in town (such as Ponte Milvio or Andrea Doria). The commercialization of this area has led to this rise in prices and tourist wares. You will not see this type of products sold in a more traditional Italian market... but they are marketing to the "demand" of their customers!

Here's a list of "some" of the markets in Rome:

Monday

Campo de’fiori - food and flowers - Mornings

Largo della Fontanella di Borghese - antique books and magazines - Mornings

Via Sannio - second hand clothes and accessories - Mornings from 07:00

Piazza San Cosimato, Trastevere - high quality food - Mornings

Piazza Vittorio Emanuele - food - Mornings

Via Chiana, Trieste - food (covered) - Mornings

Piazza Alessandria, Trieste- food - Mornings

Via Andrea Doria – food - Mornings

Via Magnagrecia - predominantly food - Mornings

Tuesday

Genzano di Roma: food

Campo de’fiori - food and flowers - Mornings

Largo della Fontanella di Borghese - antique books and magazines - Mornings

Via Sannio - second hand clothes and accessories - Mornings from 07:00

Piazza San Cosimato, Trastevere - high quality food - Mornings

Piazza Vittorio Emanuele - food - Mornings

Via Chiana, Trieste - food (covered) - Mornings

Piazza Alessandria, Trieste- food - Mornings

Via Andrea Doria – food - Mornings

Via Magnagrecia - predominantly food - Mornings

Continued

Wednesday

Campo de’fiori - food and flowers - Mornings

Largo della Fontanella di Borghese - antique books and magazines - Mornings

Via Sannio - second hand clothes and accessories - Mornings from 07:00

Piazza San Cosimato, Trastevere - high quality food - Mornings

Piazza Vittorio Emanuele - food - Mornings

Via Chiana, Trieste - food (covered) - Mornings

Piazza Alessandria, Trieste- food - Mornings

Via Andrea Doria – food - Mornings

Via Magnagrecia - predominantly food - Mornings

Thursday

Via Trionfale- flowers - All day from 10:30

Campo de’fiori - food and flowers - Mornings

Largo della Fontanella di Borghese - antique books and magazines - Mornings

Via Sannio - second hand clothes and accessories - Mornings from 07:00

Piazza San Cosimato, Trastevere - high quality food - Mornings

Piazza Vittorio Emanuele - food - Mornings

Via Chiana, Trieste - food (covered) - Mornings

Piazza Alessandria, Trieste- food - Mornings

Via Andrea Doria – food - Mornings

Via Magnagrecia - predominantly food - Mornings

Friday

Villaggio Olimpico, Flaminio - clothes, jewellery and food - Mornings

Campo de’fiori - food and flowers - Mornings

Largo della Fontanella di Borghese - antique books and magazines - Mornings

Via Sannio - second hand clothes and accessories - Mornings from 07:00

Piazza San Cosimato, Trastevere - high quality food - Mornings

Piazza Vittorio Emanuele - food - Mornings

Via Chiana, Trieste - food (covered) - Mornings

Piazza Alessandria, Trieste- food - Mornings

Via Andrea Doria – food - Mornings

Via Magnagrecia - predominantly food - Mornings

Continued

Saturday

Via Tirso and Via Metauro - antiques and jewellery - Mornings from 10:00

Lungotevere Capoprati - antique flea market - Afternoons from 15:00

Campo de’fiori - food and flowers - Mornings

Largo della Fontanella di Borghese - antique books and magazines - Mornings

Piazza San Cosimato, Trastevere - high quality food - Mornings

Piazza Vittorio Emanuele - food - Mornings

Via Chiana, Trieste - food (covered) - Mornings

Piazza Alessandria, Trieste- food - Mornings

Via Andrea Doria – food - Mornings

Via Magnagrecia - predominantly food - Mornings

Sunday

Centro Sportivo, Via Angelo Battelli - books, collectors’ items - All day

Via Tirso and Via Metauro - antiques and jewellery - All day from 10:00

Via Francesco Crispi - antiques and collectors’ items. (Closed during Summer) - All day from 10:30

Piazza della Marina, Flaminio - Bric-a-brac, antiques and vintage clothing - All day from 10:00

Porta Portese, Trastevere - well known flea market, clothing and antiques - Mornings from dawn

Special in Rome:

Hotel Palatino, Via Cavour - comic books - All day (third Saturday of the month and the fourth Saturday in May).

Lungotevere Capoprati (the first Sunday of the month) - antique flea market - All afternoon from 15:00

Via Valnerina (second Sunday of each month) - antique books and magazines -

Jeff, the vendors are usually there during summer until 3:00 PM. During fall and winter, I'm not sure.

We stayed just a block away at Hotel Smeraldo and walked over there more than once. I didn't even know there was a market there. We never saw a thing.

Great market. But only in the morning. Restaurants take over in the evenings. I think there is one t-shirt vender there but mostly produce. You have to actually walk thru the market, the t-shirt guy is on the street as you enter the square.