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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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