Alternative Shopping Mall and Market in Testaccio in Rome
The Città dell’Altra Economia (The City of The Other Economy) in Rome is the first permanent market in Europe where there is only space for alternative economies and none at all for multinationals.
The Città is situated in the Roman quarter of Testaccio, on the Campo Boario of the ex-Mattatoio. The objects that are sold are characterized by the fact that they have been produced without harming nature or people.
The surface is immense, 3.500 square kilometers, more than half of which are covered. The style of the complex has been adapted to that of the surrounding buildings and electricity is completely obtained through the use of solar panels.
The entrance of the Città dell’Altra Economia is in Largo Dino Frisullo. From Hostel Chaplin Bed and Breakfast Rome you take the underground (line B) from Rome Termini to the stop Piramide.
Opening hours: Tue-Fri 10-21; Sat 10-23; Sun 11-19.