Florence’s largest open-air market and a chance to do some shopping while taking a walk through a historic park. The many stalls offer nearly everything imaginable, from fruit and vegetable to clothing (both new and second-hand), flowers and antiques, household objects and of everyday use. Florentines enjoy browsing through the stalls in search of good bargains and never come away disappointed.
Opening hours: Tuesdays from 8 am to 2 pm
BELFIORE
1.8 km
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It is a little-known fact that Florence, in particular, the Quercione park, was home to Italy’s firsthorse race, Corsa dell’Arno, established in 1827 by a group of gentlemen. After exactly twenty [...]
PAOLO UCCELLO
991 mt
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Inaugurated by Mayor La Pira in 1963 and designed by architects Damerini-Scalesse, the bridge was an extremely futuristic project for its time, being a single span and in concrete, but above all it [...]
CASCINE
1.2 km
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Officially named the "Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences of the University of Florence" in 1936, its roots date back to the immediate post-Union of Italy period, when Tuscany was mainly fou [...]
TALENTI
535 mt
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It’s always pleasant to take a stroll through a classic neighbourhood market (here we’re in Quartiere 4), where you really can find anything, from excellent food products - including some hot dish [...]
TALENTI
513 mt
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Not everything but a little bit of everything. The Isolotto natural shopping center is one of the classic areas of the city’s historic districts. There are cafés, restaurants, pastry shops, bakers, [...]
PIAZZA BATONI
574 mt
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The Isolotto district could not fail to pay tribute to its founding fathers, Giorgio La Pira and Mario Fabiani, to whom a mural has been dedicated at the corner of the square and Viale dei Bambini, si [...]
PIAZZA BATONI
206 mt
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A beautiful bronze installation pregnant with meaning and donated by the Company of Virgilio Sieni- choreographer, dancer and creator of the Quarto Paesaggio project- to the Isolotto co [...]
TALENTI
408 mt
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This recently-built church (1957) was consecrated by Cardinal Elia Dalla Costa, declared a Servant of God and proclaimed Venerable in 2017. In accordance with modern style, its facade is simple and li [...]
