Must-see shopping in Northwestern Tuscany

  • Antonio Mattei

    Northwestern Tuscany

    Rev up your taste buds with a shopping spree at Antonio Mattei, Prato's famed biscottificio where the city's signature biscotti di Prato (twice-baked…

  • Le Sorelle

    Lucca

    Be it a metallic-gold table bag for wine, a stone to keep your paper bread basket’s contents warm, body-care products made from olive oil or beautiful…

  • Benheart

    Lucca

    For an exquisite pair of handmade leather shoes (men and women), jackets and leather accessories, delve into the fashionable boutique of Florentine…

  • Taddeucci

    Lucca

    The perfect accompaniment to a mid-morning coffee and a gift to take home, buccellato is a traditional sweet bread loaf with sultanas and aniseed seeds,…

  • Barsanti e Marlia

    Lucca

    Included in many a guided walking tour of the city, this hardware shop has been in biz since 1949 and sells everything from traditional truffle, oyster…

  • Antica Farmacia Massagli

    Lucca

    Few tourists realise quite what the historic pharmacy across the square from Chiesa di San Michele in Foro bottles. Follow locals inside to indulge in a…

  • Alimentari Poli Roberto

    Northwestern Tuscany

    Across from the old city gate, sacks of beans, chickpeas, walnuts and porcini sit outside this grocer's shop – the chestnut beer, beer made from locally…

  • La Bodega di Prospero

    Lucca

    This old-fashioned food shop is easy to spot – look for the shop window stuffed with sacks of beans, lentils and other local pulses. Inside, bottles of…

  • De Cervesia

    Lucca

    Swill down picnics with your choice of 200 different Italian craft beers at this beer shop on Lucca's main shopping street, with a tap room for serious…

  • Zoe

    Northwestern Tuscany

    This multibrand fashion queen and trendsetter dresses men and women; find her boutiques almost opposite each other on chic shopping strip Via Garibaldi.

  • Paolo Milani

    Northwestern Tuscany

    The studio of fashion designer Paolo Milani is a riot of bold vibrant prints and a wild mix of textures covering the whole sombre-to-sequin spectrum.

  • Dada

    Northwestern Tuscany

    While away a pleasant hour admiring the creative goodies in this stylish concept store.