Italy may be synonymous with high fashion but look around Rome’s backstreet markets and there are bargains aplenty. At Via Sannio, a Guardian, Travel Network blogger bought a whole new outfit for under 25€. Did you know that American rapper
Rick Ross has a chain of himself wearing a chain? Did you know that Mitt Romney tried to make a casual 10,000$ bet in the middle of a political debate? Did you know that the Eclipse, Roman Abramovich’s €340m (and counting) batch, is equipped with a guided-missile defense system? Did you know that the author of this post bought all the incredible items for 25€ total?
Yes, dear readers, all this is possible and more at the Via Sannio outdoor market! It is truly a place you can shop until you stop, because, well, you really didn’t have that much money to spend in the first place. Who needs hot tubs and hell-pads when you can have a whole new outfit for a millionth of the price?
The famous sunday market ar Porta Portese may be the mega-yacht of used-good markets in Rome, but the market at  via sannio is the tugboat. It is much smaller than its cousin by the Tiber but it puts in the dirty work, as it open every day except Sunday. Becauseof its moderate size, the market can be navigated in an easy, but thorough, 30-45 minutes. The wares of the via sannio market range from 1€ heaps of clothes, to authentic cashmere sweaters, to high-end leather and fur (note:fur purchase frowned upon by author), although stalls selling used trinkets are less common. Buyer beware, however: the men who own the stalls of new “designer” clothing at the market’s entrances are extremely touchy and aggressive.
Where is this glorious garden of goods, where the mere pauper plays the prince? The market lies an easy walk from the San Giovanni metro stop (Linea A) and the area surrounding San Giovanni in Laterano (accessible by many buses, such as the 714, 650, 87, 85, 81, 16, etc).
the whole article can be found at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/bolg/2012/mar/07/via-sannio-street-market-rome