T1 is a different vibe because layovers are short as well as flights.

We get our last cappuccino and long haul flight snacks at Chef Market and Caffe Kimbo, and last minute chocolate at Venchi. Beer and burgers, what could be better? Salads for the vegetable-inclined. Times keep changing, but happily both T1 and T3 offer a great selection of restaurants and coffee to suit all kinds of hungry travelers.Īccording to my family, T3 has the best food offers because they love the Ramen restaurant Ajisen, and Darius loves Beercode. And slowly a few appeared, some Michelin-curated arrived and left. When I first wrote about FCO, I think there was one restaurant and one coffee shop in each terminal and I hated each. Conceivably, you could shop in Rome, reserve and purchase at FCO. The savvy shopper, or those who find airports completely overwhelming and/or need assistance, ADR offers a personal shopper service which you can contact in advance (via WhatsApp) to reserve exactly what you want – size, color, and model. The beauty of shopping at the airport is the exemption of the 22% VAT, but for those who shopped in Rome and filled out the forms for tax refunds, there are dedicated refund counters in both terminals. T1 also has shops as well but not quite the selection, however, it will suffice if you need a last minute gift or item. Boarding e, Terminal 3 at Rome’s FCOįor discount shoppers, T3 has the Tax Free Mall, where you’ll find all the boutiques you love from Gallo and Intimissimi to Bodega Veneta, Bulgari, Fendi, Gucci and Hermes. T1 also has a Duty Free mall, immediately upon heading to the terminal, with almost the same offerings. Part of the Aelia Duty Free lineup, Duty Free is a curated Las Vegas of great and non-always essential but sometimes last minute beauty, drink, food and tobacco items- brands that we all know and love. I love walking through Duty Free because its a shopping refresher on new perfumes, mini-beauty care and most importantly, prettily packaged Italian food items like delicious torrone and Dolce & Gabbana panettone (during the holiday season), or limoncello and cookies anytime of the year.Įverything starts at Duty Free, that vast maze of luxe shopping once you’ve cleared passport control in T3. My husband does not enjoy Duty Free for one reason: there is no way to avoid it, you have to walk through the entire area so make the best and take a photo inside the larger-than-life Kinder egg. T1 (domestic and Schengen) and T3 (international, non-Schengen) have been completely restyled with new boutiques, cafes and dining options, technology and art and architecture. it’s a good time to be stuck at an airport. Whether it’s on-the-fly shopping at crazy clever vending machines (love you, Benefit in CVS and Sugarfina in LaGuardia!) to just about everything at Changi Singapore’s Theatre of Experience.

Finally, I am proud to say that Rome’s Fiumicino airport FCO has joined the trend, upgrading terminals T1 and T3 and putting the airport on the map as one of the best in Europe. Over the past few years, my airport thrills have upgraded from shoe shines and newsstands to manicures, massages and munchies. There is nothing quite like meandering through a busy terminal in search of something, well, anything to entertain me.

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