Kraft Hotel Florence · Markets

	1. Boboli Gardens 2. The Cascine Park 3. The Bridges of Florence 4. Monuments 5. Markets

The longstanding tradition to hold markets in Florence is deeply rooted in the people's daily life. It was started more than a thousand years ago, and the stalls have now become part of the city landscape, where you can find the best deals and enjoy the friendly and witty Florentine way of life.

N.	Map	Market	Address	Hours	Photo
1		Sant'Ambrogio This market sells both food and second hand clothes or local crafts. Fruit, vegetables, local products. Don't miss the straw and bamboo stall. The market is held in Santa Croce, one of the most typical areas of the city.	P.zza S. Ambrogio	Everyday 7-14 (in winter: Saturday 7-14 / 16-20)
2		Fruit market "Novoli"	Viale Guidoni	public sale: Tue./Thu. 10.00-11.00 Sat. 9.00-10.00
3		Flower & Plant Market - very typical	Loggiati di Via Pellicceria	Thu. 10-19
4		Craftsmen's Market	Loggia del Grano	Thu., Fri., Sat., 10-18
5		"Mercatone delle Cascine" You can find virtually anything here, clothing, leather goods, footwear, fruit, vegetables, flowers, household goods. Tuesday mornings only. This is THE Florence market, where the locals, more than tourists, go everyday to nose about. The best moment to find good deals is at the opening, because real bargains fly away quickly.	Viale Lincoln	Tue. 7-14 (apr./sept.) 8-14 (sept.-apr.)
6		Arts and Crafts of the Oltrarno Area	Piazza S. Spirito	On the second Sunday of each month 9-19
7		San Lorenzo Market This market is held in one of the most typical squares of the city. It is like a huge and colourful noisy bazaar, where you can find good bargains for casual clothes, jeans, leather belts and gloves as well as the "chiodo (literally "nail") which is a typical leather jacket, sold also in the size for one-year-olds.	Piazza S. Lorenzo, Via dell'Ariento e strade limitrofe	Everyday 9-19
8		The Flea Market It's the best place if you are looking for little antiquities at affordable prices. You can find second hand books, old medals, coins, old cameras, pottery. Dedicated to collectors and antiquity lovers.	Piazza dei Ciompi	Week days 10-13/15.30-19.30 on the last Sunday of every month: open all day
9		Market of the "Porcellino" At two steps from Ponte Vecchio and Palazzo Vecchio you will find this very Fiorentine market, where you can buy the traditional coloured paper, straw objects, snowy linen and hand made embroidery (stall n 8), or hand-woven and embroidered towels (stall n 4). Don't miss your good luck by rubbing the snout of the bronze wild boar that, who knows why, is called 'porcellino' (pig in Italian) by the locals. Over the years, the market has also taken an international flavour, and you can also find crafts from all over the world.	Logge Mercato nuovo (Sotto la loggia in via Porta Rossa angolo via Calimala)	Open every day from 8am to 7pm: closed on Sundays and Monday mornings.
10		Fortezza da Basso Market	Viale Filippo Strozzi
11		Mercato Centrale
12		P.zza della Signoria Market	P.zza della Signoria	23rd may
13		Piazzale Michelangelo Market	Piazzale Michelangelo	Everyday