CCR Market Visit: Mercato Trionfale - March 11, 2023

We're off to market once again! Resuming our round of visits to Rome's neighbourhood markets, we're going to explore the Mercato Trionfale. Currently the biggest covered market in the city, it's also considered the oldest official mercato rionale (public neighbourhood market). It started in the late 1800s when the Prati area was still, indeed, mostly open agricultural fields, as well as a frequent stop for travellers and hunters heading towards the urban area. Starting in the 1930s it became an official covered market on Via Andrea Doria and in 2009 it was inaugurated with its new name of "Nuovo Mercato Trionfale" after its transformation into a huge glass-and-cement construction.

This informal visit will be led by local CCR members who will share some of their favourite market stalls with participants. Those who wish can join us for lunch at a local trattoria.

When: Saturday, March 11, 2023
Time and Meeting Place: 10:30 a.m. at La Fiorentina café, Via Andrea Doria, 20-22.
Cost: free

RSVP at canadarome@gmail.com ATTN Linda by Thu. March 9, 2023, specifying whether you'd also like to join the lunch reservation.

CCR Market Visit: Mercato Esquilino - January 9, 2016

To market, to market... to buy a penny bun? To buy a fat pig? To buy yams! Okra! Exotic fruit! Fresh dill, coriander and spices! Off to a market where the world is your oyster... and where you could also order a tailored shirt.

Sangita will be guiding us on a walkabout in the Mercato Esquilino, the large public market in her adopted neighbourhood of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele. This multi-ethnic area of Rome hosts one of the most colourful, diverse and enticing food markets you can find in the city. 

For those who wish, after the visit we will be going for lunch at a good Chinese restaurant in the area.

When: Saturday, January 9, 2016
Time and Meeting Place: 10:30 a.m., "Nuovo Mercato Esquilino," Via Principe Amedeo 188. Please be prompt; since we aren't taking bookings, we won't be waiting for latecomers! However, for the early birds, we'll be meeting for coffee beforehand at "Bar Roma Città Aperta" at Via Principe Amedeo 295 at 10.
Cost: free