Tours and Tickets to Experience Via Condotti (Via dei Condotti)
Via Condotti (Via dei Condotti)
- Via Condotti is relatively short, but the cross streets and roads running parallel to the right and left are also lined with designer shops.
- The street is closed to most traffic, so easy to navigate with a wheelchair or stroller.
- The most exclusive shops have guards at the entrance who turn away shoppers who are informally dressed. Avoid shorts, t-shirts, and flip-flops if you want to browse the boutiques.
- There are a number of bars and cafès along Via Condotti, where you can stop for a snack or drink.
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Though you can stroll the length of Via Condotti on your own, a number of tours will take you to this chic thoroughfare and other top sights nearby, for an overview of Rome’s historic center. Hop-on, hop-off bus tours start at around €15; walking, golf cart, and tuk-tuk tours are around €100.
Via Condotti begins at Piazza di Spagna—home to the Spanish Steps, Bernini’s Barcaccia Fountain, and the Keats Shelley House. Villa Borghese is just on the other side of the square, while Via del Corso and Piazza del Popolo are a short walk away. The landmark Antico Caffè Greco coffeehouse is also located along Via Condotti.
The luxury boutiques that line Via Condotti are its top draw, and the street is at its most crowded during business hours. To stroll rather than shop, take a walk down this elegant street in the early morning or after sunset, when the shops are closed, to admire the lavish window displays without the midday crowds.
This street is given over almost entirely to fashion boutiques, jewelers, and other exclusive shops. The only eatery is the 18th-century Antica Caffè Greco coffee house, but there are dozens of restaurants in the surrounding neighborhood ranging from fine-dining to pizzerias.
With very few exceptions, the shops along Via Condotti are high-end Italian and international designers, so don’t expect to find bargains. Italy has two sales seasons each year in January and July, so you may find more affordable prices then. Most shops have security at the door, so there may be a line to enter if too many shoppers gather at one time.