Shopping around the Pantheon

As with mostly all main tourist areas there is shopping located in the immediate vicinity. There are many shops around the Pantheon that attract many customers each day. It is ironic that you have the Pantheon as the centerpiece of this area that is a temple and free to enter. Then, around the sacred artifact, you have many businesses with high prices ready to take your money. Of course, it is like that wherever you go in a popular tourist area, but I expected it to be different in Rome. I didn't expect a can of Coca-cola to be 4 euro (roughly 5.60 US dollars) just because it is near some ancient ruins but location is everything!

I would recommend heading up the Via del Corso and Via Condotti for the best shopping in Rome but if you are looking for some light shopping around the Piazza della Rotonda and Pantheon there are some nice places scattered around. Behind the Pantheon is a nice scarf shop called Sciunnach. The scarves sold here will cost you close to 100 euro or more but they are by the designer Missoni after all. If you are looking for a cheaper piece of fabric to throw around your neck you can always stop by one of the street vendors scattered down the side streets near the Pantheon for a much better deal, but, of course, less quality. Beyond scarves there are some beautiful jewelry and shoe stores also. Directly to the left of the Pantheon, down Via Seminario, are some stores with handcrafted leather and suede bags at reasonable prices.