Shopping in Florence | € - €€€ | Italy
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📌Florence is known for many things. Beauty, the Renaissance, romance, food and fashion. Its leather culture is world renown and it is the home of the world's most important platforms for men's clothing and accessory collections, Pitti Immagine Uomo.
📌If you have shopping in your plans while in Italy, save it for your Florence trip. Some of the best shopping, at the best prices, resides in Florence. Below you will find three of the top shopping centers in the area.
📌These are not outdoor vendors. They are all indoor, air conditioned shopping spaces with tax return options, dining and customer services associates.
Galleria Santa Maria Novella | €
Piazza della Stazione, 16, 50123
(Basement level of Santa Maria Novella train station)
Great stop and shop area for those of you with a little time on your hands, before or after you hop on a train. This recently renovated, underground shopping center is conveniently located and offers everything from nail salons, electronic stores, coffee bars, makeup and beauty shops, restaurants and of course fashion.
Hours: Everyday 8am-9pm
Dining: Yes
Rinascente |€€
Piazza della Repubblica, 4, 50123 FI
Very similar to a traditional shopping mall. Rinascente offers brands from all over the world and has a product standard and return policy that gives customers a peace of mind when browsing. There are products for women, men children, beauty and home goods.
It is a chain that isn't only located in Firenze, there are also Rinascente stores in Roma and in Milano. this means there is more variety and the opportunity to have a sales associate contact another location to see if the product that they do not have in stock, is available at another location.
Hours: W-M 10am-9pm | T 11am 9pm
Dining: Yes. Indoor( top floor) and rooftop. Kitchen open 10am-11pm
The Mall | €€€
Via Europa, 8, 50066 Leccio FI
A concept, created to satisfy the desires of all of its visitors. The Mall Firenze not only offers a quality shopping experience: there are also a host of additional services, such as sample food and wine from the region.
Hours: 10am-7pm daily
Dining: Yes. Toscanini Bistro
How to get there:
By car:
Take the A1 motorway in the direction of Rome. Leave the motorway at the “Incisa-Reggello” exit and proceed on the right towards Pontassieve, as far as Leccio. The luxury outlet The Mall Firenze is on the left, just outside the centre of Leccio.
By bus:
Tickets available online (link below) or the Florence Piazzale Montelungo bus station( across the street from the Firenze Santa Maria Novella train station).
Bus operating Hours:
From Firenze center to The Mall
8:50AM | 9:10AM | 9.30AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3.30PM | 4PM | 5PM
From The Mall to Firenze center
9:45AM | 10:10AM | 1PM | 2PM | 2:30PM | 3PM | 4PM | 5 PM | 6PM | 7:20PM
Bus Price:
€8 (each way)
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