Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella
In business since 1612, this exquisite perfumery-pharmacy began life when Santa Maria Novella's Dominican friars began to concoct cures and sweet-smelling…
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A 10-minute walk east of Santa Croce brings you to this much-heralded shoe shop, showcase for the colourful and often-times whimsical New Kid label by…
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Affordable luxury and Tuscan craftsmanship are perfect bed companions at this sustainable-fashion boutique for women. Swedish couple Linda and Adam…
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The maze of beautiful period rooms at this elegant porcelain shop is well worth exploring. Showcasing tableware produced by Richard Ginori, a Tuscan…
Santa Maria Novella
An exceptional range of books (new and old, Italian and English), curated with care and impeccable taste by savvy owners Pietro and Maddalena, promise…
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With a name meaning 'Barefoot in the Park', this boutique specialising in high-end avant-garde fashion for women is hard to resist. So chic, it has a part…
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'Writing the Future' is the inspired strapline of this iconic stationery company, in business in Florence since 1714. Stendhal, Byron, Shelley and Dickens…
Santa Maria Novella
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Cutting-edge fashion is what this trendy concept store, incongruously wedged between tatty old artisanal workshops on an Oltrarno backstreet, sells. It is…
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The bold and colourful resin jewellery of Angela Caputi, at work in Florence since the 1970s, is much loved by Florentines. Eye-catching costume gems and…
Duomo & Piazza della Signoria
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Exquisite hand-made hats crafted with extraordinary passion and creativity by Austrian-born, Florence-based designer Reinhard Plank is what this tiny…
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Workshop and showroom of the talented Carla Macis, this eye-catching boutique – dollhouse-like in design – specialises in very feminine 1950s, '60s and …
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Precious silks, velvets and other luxurious fabrics are woven on 18th- and 19th-century looms at this world-famous fabric house where opulent damasks and…
Santa Maria Novella
Ornella Aprosio fashions teeny-tiny Murano glass and crystal beads into dazzling pieces of jewellery, hair accessories, animal-shaped brooches, handbags,…
Duomo & Piazza della Signoria
This independent Anglo-American bookshop has served expats and travellers alike since 1979. Its extensive selection of new and secondhand titles in…
Duomo & Piazza della Signoria
Housed in a former medieval tower, Torre D’Arte is filled with colourful clothing and accessories made by Italian artisans. Silk scarves, cashmere ponchos…
Oltrarno
Giulia and Antonio work from their diminutive studio by Piazza Tasso creating contemporary fashion and accessories – funky leather sunglasses, gloves or…
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Once a mechanic’s shop, this workspace for contemporary jewellery-makers brings Florence’s rich history of expert goldsmithing right up to date. The large…
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