Florentine Handicraft
Florence is known worldwide for its leather and straw handicrafts, for its goldsmiths and silversmiths, for his attention to antiques, to fashion and to the many needs of visitors who flock from all over the world.
Therefore there is in Florence an incredible flowering of shops and areas devoted to the sale of craft products that meet the eyes, palate and wallet.
In Florence medieval center and particularly in Via de 'Tornabuoni and Via Vigna Nuova are located the high fashion boutiques of the top Italian stylists suchs as Dolce and Gabbana, Emilio Pucci, Ferragamo, Gucci, Prada (which sells its high tailoring suites in Via de'Tornabuoni and has a prêt a porter line, named Miu Miu, in Via Roma), Roberto Cavalli, Versace.
Ponte Vecchio and the nearby streets as the aforementioned Via de 'Tornabuoni feature also the most prestigious Italian jewelers, such as Bulgari, just to mention a well known one even across the ocean; the glittering spectacle of his spotless shop resembles a museum.
For leather products lovers, a must is a walk in Santa Croce (Saint Cross) neighborhod, while for a variety local craft products the area “Oltrarno” is highly recommended; very rich of craft shops, as well as local restaurants, ideal for a quick snack or for a typical dinner.
Therefore there is in Florence an incredible flowering of shops and areas devoted to the sale of craft products that meet the eyes, palate and wallet.
In Florence medieval center and particularly in Via de 'Tornabuoni and Via Vigna Nuova are located the high fashion boutiques of the top Italian stylists suchs as Dolce and Gabbana, Emilio Pucci, Ferragamo, Gucci, Prada (which sells its high tailoring suites in Via de'Tornabuoni and has a prêt a porter line, named Miu Miu, in Via Roma), Roberto Cavalli, Versace.
Ponte Vecchio and the nearby streets as the aforementioned Via de 'Tornabuoni feature also the most prestigious Italian jewelers, such as Bulgari, just to mention a well known one even across the ocean; the glittering spectacle of his spotless shop resembles a museum.
For leather products lovers, a must is a walk in Santa Croce (Saint Cross) neighborhod, while for a variety local craft products the area “Oltrarno” is highly recommended; very rich of craft shops, as well as local restaurants, ideal for a quick snack or for a typical dinner.
Suggested Hotels
Hotel Orto de' Medici
Via S. Gallo, 30
Zone: San Lorenzo
The Orto de' Medici Hotel in Florence is located inside an early 19th Century palace along a tranquil street in downtown Florence.
Hotel Park Palace
Piazzale Galileo, 5
Zone: Giardino di Boboli
The Park Palace superior class 4 star Hotel is situated in a quiet and peaceful residential area, surrounded by a romantic garden.
Hotel Palazzuolo
Via Palazzuolo 71
Zone: Santa Maria Novella
Hotel Palazzuolo is located in the historic centre of the city, very close to the main Train Station of Santa Maria Novella and to the major city museums.
Hotel Giglio
Via Cavour, 85
Zone: San Lorenzo
Florence Hotel Giglio is located in an historic building on Via Cavour, a popular main street in the center of Florence.
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Florence Events
 Madonna in concert From 16/06/2012 To 16/06/2012 Madonna in concert in Italy! Only two dates, and one of them is Florence! Hour: 08:00 pm Where: Stadio Artemio Franchi Viale Manfredo Fanti, 4, 50137 FLORENCE |
 Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band From 10/06/2012 To 10/06/2012 The Boss will be on stage in Florence for his 2012 Italian tour. Where: Stadio Artemio Franchi Viale Manfredo Fanti, 4, 50137 FLORENCE Hour: 20:00 |
 At Palazzo Strozzi exhibition "Americans in Florence" From 03/03/2012 To 15/07/2012 An exhibition in Florence to tell the New World with 32 paintings by American artists who lived in Florence and Tuscany from the mid-nineteenth century to the First World War. |
 In Florence, the exhibition "A little craftsmen, some pioneers' From 15/03/2012 To 09/09/2012 Until 9 September at the Exhibition Area in the offices of the Savings Bank of Florence held a show the result of a long process of reordering of the photographer Pier Luigi Esclapon de Villeneuve. |
 Exhibition at the Museum of Natural History in Florence on dinosaurs From 01/03/2012 To 01/09/2012 Large predators live in the Botanical Garden, popping up among the branches of old trees, and the Museum of Paleontology. We can see the show animals that are the fruit of the most modern and accurate anatomical and ecological research, combined[...] |
 Crystal: mineral exhibition to the Specola From 28/03/2012 To 30/06/2012 The exhibition 'crystals. The finest display of minerals in the world 'will remain open until June 30, 2012 to Florence. The collection consists of over 500 specimens, was collected by physicist Alberto Giazotto. |
 The Spring of the Renaissance in Florence From 23/03/2012 To 18/08/2013 From 23 March 2012 to 18 August 2013 at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence exhibitoni of the spring of the Renaissance by Beatrice Paolozzi Strozzi and Marc Bormand. |
 Trip to Puglia From 14/04/2012 To 18/10/2012 From April 14 to October 18, 2012 at ilPlus Florence in Florence, the exhibition will be held in Puglia Travel Addamiano Christmas. The exhibition is part of the International Artistic conceived and directed by Carlo Franza. |
 Art and Tourism to Florence From 18/05/2012 To 21/05/2012 From 18 to 20 May 2012 in Florence's Art & Tourism, the first international fair dedicated to cultural tourism. At the fair, organized spaces of the Fortezza da Basso, will take part in museums, cities, art galleries and tour operators[...] |
 Ice cream festival in Florence From 23/05/2012 To 28/05/2012 From 23 to 27 May 2012 in Florence will host the ice cream, for the third annual Ice Cream Festival. The event will have three different locations: The Village of Emerging Masters Gelato and Gelato in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, the Village[...] |
 Florentine Musical May From 04/05/2012 To 11/06/2012 The 75th Maggio Musicale Fiorentino opens on the theme of travel: From Central Europe to South America. It 'a festival that recalls, with its theme, in Amerigo Vespucci five hundredth, and the tour that will take place just in Latin[...] |
| Madonna in concert From 16/06/2012 To 16/06/2012 Madonna in concert in Italy! Only two dates, and one of them is Florence! Hour: 08:00 pm Where: Stadio Artemio Franchi Viale Manfredo Fanti, 4, 50137 FLORENCE |
| Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band From 10/06/2012 To 10/06/2012 The Boss will be on stage in Florence for his 2012 Italian tour. Where: Stadio Artemio Franchi Viale Manfredo Fanti, 4, 50137 FLORENCE Hour: 20:00 |
| At Palazzo Strozzi exhibition "Americans in Florence" From 03/03/2012 To 15/07/2012 An exhibition in Florence to tell the New World with 32 paintings by American artists who lived in Florence and Tuscany from the mid-nineteenth century to the First World War. |
| In Florence, the exhibition "A little craftsmen, some pioneers' From 15/03/2012 To 09/09/2012 Until 9 September at the Exhibition Area in the offices of the Savings Bank of Florence held a show the result of a long process of reordering of the photographer Pier Luigi Esclapon de Villeneuve. |
| Exhibition at the Museum of Natural History in Florence on dinosaurs From 01/03/2012 To 01/09/2012 Large predators live in the Botanical Garden, popping up among the branches of old trees, and the Museum of Paleontology. We can see the show animals that are the fruit of the most modern and accurate anatomical and ecological research, combined[...] |
| Crystal: mineral exhibition to the Specola From 28/03/2012 To 30/06/2012 The exhibition 'crystals. The finest display of minerals in the world 'will remain open until June 30, 2012 to Florence. The collection consists of over 500 specimens, was collected by physicist Alberto Giazotto. |
| The Spring of the Renaissance in Florence From 23/03/2012 To 18/08/2013 From 23 March 2012 to 18 August 2013 at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence exhibitoni of the spring of the Renaissance by Beatrice Paolozzi Strozzi and Marc Bormand. |
| Trip to Puglia From 14/04/2012 To 18/10/2012 From April 14 to October 18, 2012 at ilPlus Florence in Florence, the exhibition will be held in Puglia Travel Addamiano Christmas. The exhibition is part of the International Artistic conceived and directed by Carlo Franza. |
| Art and Tourism to Florence From 18/05/2012 To 21/05/2012 From 18 to 20 May 2012 in Florence's Art & Tourism, the first international fair dedicated to cultural tourism. At the fair, organized spaces of the Fortezza da Basso, will take part in museums, cities, art galleries and tour operators[...] |
| Ice cream festival in Florence From 23/05/2012 To 28/05/2012 From 23 to 27 May 2012 in Florence will host the ice cream, for the third annual Ice Cream Festival. The event will have three different locations: The Village of Emerging Masters Gelato and Gelato in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, the Village[...] |
| Florentine Musical May From 04/05/2012 To 11/06/2012 The 75th Maggio Musicale Fiorentino opens on the theme of travel: From Central Europe to South America. It 'a festival that recalls, with its theme, in Amerigo Vespucci five hundredth, and the tour that will take place just in Latin[...] |
