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Antiques, collectables, new and used clothing, shoes, vinyl and CDs are all up for grabs at weekend markets located along some of Rome’s most frequented streets and squares.

For those who are always looking for something original, or something that is no longer fashionable, the antiques markets are the place to go. These markets offer all kinds of competitively priced goods.

Below are among the most well-known:

• Porta Portese is the most famous and biggest of Rome’s markets. It covers an area that runs from Piazza Ippolito Nievo to via Ettore Rolli on one axis and via Portuense to Porta Omonima on the other. The market has over 1000 stands and goods of every kind from antique furniture to imitation designer shoes and stamps to kitchen utensils as well as collectables of every kind. It is extremely crowded and requires several hours to visit. It is open every Sunday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Website: www.portaportesemarket.it

• The Ponte Milvio Market has antiques on every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Whereas, the 3rd Sunday features handcrafted products. The market is open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and can be found in Piazzale di Ponte Milvio near Torretta Valadier. Call +39 335 5804254 for info.

• The Antiquariato in Piazza Verdi is open every 4th Sunday of the month from 9:00 am to dusk. It is held in Piazza Giuseppe Verdi. Call +39 06 8552723 – 8552773 for info.

• The Stamp market in Largo della Fontanella Borghese is held on Mondays and Saturdays from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm and features stamps and books.

• The Via Sannio Market takes its name from the street that hosts it. Open Mondays to Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm, the market offers new and used clothes, shoes and haberdashery. Via Sannio is close to San Giovanni in Lateran.

• Borghetto Flaminio, one of the capital’s most noted antiques markets, is found in Piazza della Marina 32 and is open every Sunday (except in August) from 10:00 am to 7:00pm. Call +39 06 5880517 for info.