February 8th, 2008
Northern City Centre
The busy quarter north of the duomo and easterly of the train station is packed with shops and commerce. Focus of the area is Florence’s main food market, the vast covered Mercato Centrale (Mon-Sat 7am-2pm; also Sat & the day before a public holiday 4-8pm; www.firenzesanlorenzo.com ). Butchers, alimentari , tripe sellers, greengrocers, pasta stalls and bars are all gathered under one roof, charging prices lower than you’ll readily find elsewhere. All around is a hectic street market (Mon-Sat 8.30am-7pm; www.sanlorenzo-market.com ), thronged with stalls selling leather bags, belts, clothes and shoes - plus racks of football shirts from all the most famous teams in Europe.
Category: Florence - Firenze