If you look out ol' Giorgio's living room window (from the Giorgio de Chirico House-Museum) across Piazza di Spagna, you will see the famous Via Condotti, which stacks most of the best-known Italian designers into a 100-m stretch of real estate. For my money, though, I'd go to the other side of downtown for a less well-known, but no less elegant shopping experience on Via del Governo Vecchio, where you can buy everything from fur to bathing suits. It may not exactly be a bargain for American shoppers, but you'll probably find items not yet available in the U.S.

• 1. Via del Governo Vecchio
  Via del Governo Vecchio, Rome, Italy 41.8984312.470159
• 2. Giorgio de Chirico House-Museum
  31 Piazza di Spagna, Rome, Italy 00187; 39-06-679-6546 41.90552312.482415 More Info
• 3. Via Condotti
  Rome, Italy 00187 41.90513912.480462