Car RentalsHeavenly Gifts from Rome
On your next trip to the Eternal City, forget the hellish souvenirs one often finds -does Grandma really need a glow-in-the-dark plastic statuette of the Pope?- and opt instead to bring your loved ones a more enduring gift from Rome created by some of the country’s most long-standing artisans – monks.
Ai Monasteri, located on Corso del Rinascimento just off the Piazza Navona, sells a variety of wares, all handmade in the numerous monasteries throughout the peninsula. The herbal soaps and lotions are heavenly; the homemade liqueurs, divine. And friends will swoon over the homegrown honeys and jams. Other items include medicinal tinctures, cosmetics, olive oil and vinegar-check out the fermented-honey vinegar- and candies.
The monasteries are supported by your purchases and your loved ones receiving these unusual but useful gifts will bless you for it. Best of all, with prices such as 4 Euros for hand-crafted herbal soap, your wallet won’t be condemned to budget purgatory.
Ai Monasteri, Corso Rinascimento 72, Rome Phone: 39 06 688-02783
