San Lorenzo Market, Florence

 
by lina112
 
  •   San Lorenzo Market
    by lina112
  •   San Lorenzo Market
    by lina112
  •   San Lorenzo Market
    by lina112
  • Shopping in San Lorenzo Market
      Shopping in San Lorenzo Market
    by Donna_in_India
  • San Lorenzo Market, Florence
      San Lorenzo Market, Florence
    by ForestqueenNYC
 

26 Reviews of San Lorenzo Market

Sort by: Most recent | Most helpful

Write a Review
San Lorenzo Market: Famous Leather!!
kcochran111 profile photo

3.5 out of 5 starsHelpfulness

kcochran111 153 reviews

The San Lorenzo Market is going strong every day of the week, but you may want to save this shopping for Sunday when the rest of Florence's stores are closed. San Lorenzo offers an open-air selection of goods ranging from leather purses and shoes, to Florentine stationary and crafts. Wander into the leather shops behind the stalls to find the best selection of quality leather coats at reasonable prices.

What to buy: Beautiful stationary decorated with signature Florentine floral and peacock designs make lovely (and affordable) souvenirs and gifts. You can also find nice leather-bound items embossed with the Florentine fleur-di-lis.

Knock-off designer purses, watches, and sunglasses can also be bought from friendly Albanians, as long as you don't mind your Gucci spelled with an "o" instead of a "u".

What to pay: Anywhere from 1euro to 100+ depending on the item in question.

Updated Apr 18, 2003

Address: Piazza San Lorenzo

Related to:
 Study Abroad
 School Holidays

Was this review helpful?

San Lorenzo Street Market: If you need to shop for your gifts...
Sarita76 profile photo

3.5 out of 5 starsHelpfulness

Sarita76 296 reviews
San Lorenzo market

The area around San Lorenzo is probably the busiest in Florence. During the day, street vendors sell anything from t-shirts to leather goods. The Central Market (Mercato Centrale) is housed inside a large building designed in the 19th century.

Written Mar 12, 2003

Address: San Lorenzo area

Related to:
 Arts and Culture
 Architecture

Was this review helpful?

The Famous San Lorenzo Street Market: The Place in Florence to Buy Leather
guell profile photo

3.5 out of 5 starsHelpfulness

guell 295 reviews
The outdoor San Lorenzo Street Market

As my guidebook says "the most fun you'll have leather shopping is without a doubt at the outdoor stalls of the San Lorenzo market, even if the market is rife with mediocre goods."

Haggle hard because the prices are purposely inflated. If you’re good, you can barter them down to almost half the original asking price.

What to buy: Anything leather. We bought a couple of scarfs as well.

Updated Feb 8, 2003

Was this review helpful?

San Lorenzo market: Italian Street Fashion
va8eha profile photo

3.5 out of 5 starsHelpfulness

va8eha 20 reviews
Street Market

A winding street filled with tons of local vendors selling leather knock-offs and local goods. Good for people watching, cheap goods, and colorful photos.

What to buy: Leather shoes, leather belts, leather jackets . . . and did I mention leather??? :)

What to pay: Depends on how good you are at bargaining? Unless you're like me, and you mistakenly try to offer the guy more than what he just quoted you. :)

Written Sep 20, 2002

Was this review helpful?

San Lorenzo Market: A nice area to shop......
conny_bazen profile photo
conny_bazen 278 reviews

It's a little bit touristic but a nice market with clothes, jewelry and bags...... The little shops in the same area are also worth looking at....

What to buy: Clothes, jewelry, bags etc

What to pay: What you want......

Written Mar 31, 2004

Address: Near the San Lorenzo church

Was this review helpful?

San Lorenzo Market: tons to choose from!
kazander profile photo

3.5 out of 5 starsHelpfulness

kazander 857 reviews

There is so much at this market. It's a great place to pick up souveniers or gifts. I bought my suede jacket here when I was in highschool (see pic) and I was able to bargain the price down by $40.

Updated Feb 22, 2004

Was this review helpful?

Top 3 Hotels in Florence

Hotel David  Florence

 6 Reviews and 920 Opinions  My husband and I stayed at the hotel 4 years ago and loved it, so when I planned our family trip... 

 Hotels in Florence

Porta Rossa Hotel  Florence

 2 Reviews and 218 Opinions  Porta Rossa was a very plesant hotel. The staff was polite, the room was plesant, the breakfast was... 

 Hotels in Florence

Hotel Il Perseo  Florence

 4 Reviews and 772 Opinions  “Wonderful hotel, wonderful staff, wonderful location in a beautiful city.” Hotel Il Perseo ... 

 Hotels in Florence

The Place

San Lorenzo Market

San Lorenzo Market tips and photos posted by real travelers and Florence locals.

  Write a Review  
Experience Florence
 

The People

315 Members Live Here
 
Our Members Say
 profile photo

 There is so much at this market. It's a great place to pick up souveniers or gifts. I bought my suede jacket here when I was in highschool (see pic) and I was... 

315 members live in Florence

 

Questions and Answers

sakul profile photo

Q:  Hi I am going to have a free day in Florence. I started to look for things to see and do, but the amount of possible activities... 

Redang profile photo

A: I don't know if you consider it exciting, but I do recommend you to go. http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1aee0d/ 

Read 3 Replies

postQuestion_button

Top Florence Writers

1

Home

fgfi profile photo

 I live in Florence, but I spent the last 2 years working in Milan and before I've been living in the South of France and in Germany. This is what I see from my terrace and this is what I really like... 

2

FIRENZE - FLORENCE

croisbeauty profile photo

 This is what happened to Nettuno in summer of 2005!, some barbarian tourist climbed up on the statue and have broken its right hand. The Neptune Fountain, work of Ammannati, was carried out between...... 

3

My Relationship With Firenze

ForestqueenNYC profile photo

 FROM ORIGINAL POSTING. SEE UPDATE FROM MAY AND JUNE 2006 BELOW I lived in Florence for two years,1992-1994. Although the city made me crazy, because I didn't find it to be a polite city, it is... 

4

Firenze -Florence - Florenz - Florencia

mariocibelli profile photo

 It's time there was a fun Florence page. Aside from Florence's doubtless historical place in the renaissance, it has become a surreal place to live. THe most spoken language today, is English,... 

5

Breathtaking Florence!

sue_stone profile photo

 Florence is a beautiful city which I have had the pleasure of visiting four times so far, my last visit being in Sep 2007. It is the one place in Italy that I could envisage living in for an extended... 

View all rated pages

View newest pages

Build your own Florence page

Travel Editors for Florence

steph4867 profile photo