Santa Maria Novella
Elena is the passion and knowledge behind this astonishing chocolate shop that sells only the best. Think black-truffle-flavoured chocolate, an entire…
Must-see shopping in Tuscany
Santa Maria Novella
This Florentine house has pampered well-heeled locals with its natural skincare, fragrance and wellbeing products since 1843. Be it an invigorating…
San Lorenzo & San Marco
This permanent market stall (inside Mercato Centrale) is the place in Florence to taste and buy bitter and spicy, typically Tuscan olive oil on white…
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…
Siena
This drogheria (grocery shop) been in business since 1879, and has retained high standards for the duration. Come here to source delectable panforte …
Santa Maria Novella
It is impossible to miss the stylish boutique of Florentine designer Marioluca Giusti, an all-white space that shows off to perfection the brilliant…
San Lorenzo & San Marco
Renaissance jewels and gems inspire the designs of third-generation jeweller Paolo Penko, who works with his son in the atelier his grandfather opened in…
Eastern Tuscany
Established in 1842, this eighth-generation Anghiari-based family business is known world-wide for its high-quality textiles, which are manufactured using…
Boboli & San Miniato al Monte
Bespoke shoes for gents – complete with original sixpence coin embedded in the sole of the left shoe for good luck – is what this Florentine shoemaker…
Siena
Everything at the House of Leather is made by master craftsman Paolo Infunti on-site, including the extraordinary medieval-style armour that Game of…
Oltrarno
Pop into this pocket-sized boutique and artist studio to shop for 'made in Tuscany' crafts and admire the colourful, floral-inspired contemporary…
Santa Croce
This tiny enoteca (wine bar) is a wine-buff one-stop shop. Tuscan wines range from as cheap as chips (bring your own bottle and fill it up for €3.40 per…
Chianti
Tuscan ceramics are often twee, garish and badly made – descriptions that certainly don't apply to the plates, vases and other pieces on show and sale in…
Duomo & Piazza della Signoria
This third-generation silver shop, which started out as a tiny workshop on the Ponte Vecchio in 1902, is the epitome of elegance with its sleek silver…
Tuscany
Previous season's collections by D&G, Prada, Roberto Cavalli, Missoni et al at discounted prices, 40km north of Florence. A shuttle bus (adult/reduced €13…
Montalcino
Stocking pecorino, stracchino, caprino and fresh ricotta made by the Chironi family at their podere (farm) on the edge of town, this wonderfully pungent…
San Lorenzo & San Marco
A well-curated collection of vintage fashion for men and women fill this twinset of neighbouring boutiques, a short hop, skip and shopping-bag flick from…
Santa Croce
Each Friday a colourful fresh-flower market spills across spruced-up Piazza del Ciompi, a historic market square once home to Florence's fish market and,…
San Lorenzo & San Marco
This unassuming little shop resembles dozens of others, but closer inspection reveals one of the city’s best purveyors of ceramics. Specialising in wares…
San Lorenzo & San Marco
The entire Scarpelli family works hard to preserve the art of pietre dure, puzzle-like marble mosaics, at this lovely boutique and workshop tucked beneath…
San Lorenzo & San Marco
A mooch around this upmarket boutique is worth it, if only to dip into the utterly cinematic courtyard of 16th- to 18th-century Palazzo Pucci in which it…
Santa Maria Novella
The glitz, glam and romance of bygone eras are evoked at this wonderful antiquarian boutique specialising in vintage fashion. Garments and accessories…
Volterra
Conservators Silvia Gazzina and Rita Scarselli run this paper and parchment restoration laboratory that is used by major cultural organisations and…
Oltrarno
One of Florence's oldest and most reputable fashion houses, this lovely boutique across from Palazzo Pitti keeps its edge thanks to American-Florentine…
Chianti
This atmospheric macelleria (butcher shop) in the main square was established by the local Falorni family way back in 1806. Known for its finocchiona…
Oltrarno
This quaint old shopfront has watched Palazzo Pitti turn pink with the evening sun since 1856. One of Florence's oldest artisan families, the Gianninis –…
Central Tuscany
Known for its homemade smallgoods made with pork from local cinta senese and grey pigs, and for cheese made with local milk, this modern shop also sells,…
Siena
Maestro d'arte Bertolozzi Caredio presides over this atelier, creating works on paper featuring richly coloured and finely detailed calligraphic works in…
Siena
Sienese males are a particularly dapper lot, and their sartorial splendor owes much to local artisans such as Alessandro Stella. His handmade men's shoes,…
Siena
Yearn to own labels such as Fendi, Gucci and Prada, but don't have the cash? This vintage shop just off the Campo may have the answer. Chock-full of…
Siena
Inspired by the works of Sienese masters of the 14th and 15th centuries, artists Chiara Perinetti Casoni, Paolo Perinetti Casoni and Michelangelo Attardo…
Duomo & Piazza della Signoria
Modern, colourful designs for women and children are the signature of this Florentine fashion house, created in 1993 by creative spirit Patrizia Bambi and…
Duomo & Piazza della Signoria
Fashion-conscious males with a penchant for high-end and avant-garde fashion should look no further than this chic menswear boutique near the Dante house…
Santa Maria Novella
Florence is famous for its exquisite marbled paper and this well-known, fourth-generation bookbinder and restorer has been making sheets of the stuff by…
Boboli & San Miniato al Monte
Cashmere lined, merino lined, silk lined, lambs wool lined, unlined – gloves in whatever size, shape, colour and type of leather you fancy by Florentine…
Southern Tuscany
Located close to La Piccola Gerusalemme, Maria Laura Ferranti's atelier is a showcase of her lovely hand-woven creations, which include table runners,…
Duomo & Piazza della Signoria
This historic salumeria and drogheria store dating to 1860 is a quality stop for everything from gourmet cheeses, cold meats and biscuits to Florence-made…
Siena
A stuffed boar's head sits above de Miccoli's entrance, fine aromas waft from the doorway, and the windows are festooned with sausages, stacks of cheese…
Tuscany
Find this luxury fashion designer outlet 35km from Florence; buses (adult/reduced single €7/3.50, return €13/7.50) depart every half hour from the SITA…
Cortona
Giancarlo Rossi, a third-generation carpenter and cabinetmaker, crafts beautiful objects from wood in his family's workshop, established by grandfather…
