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<p>Created page with &quot;The Rough Guide to Florence and the Best of Tuscany p205 &lt;blockquote&gt; &lt;b&gt;Cascine Parco del Cascine&lt;/b&gt;. The biggest of all Florence’s markets happens Tuesday morning (8am–...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The Rough Guide to Florence and the Best of Tuscany p205<br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;<br /> &lt;b&gt;Cascine Parco del Cascine&lt;/b&gt;. The biggest of all Florence’s markets happens Tuesday<br /> morning (8am–1pm) at the Cascine park near the banks of the Arno (bus #1, #9, #12<br /> or #17c), where hundreds of stallholders set up an al fresco budget-class department<br /> store. Fewer tourists make it out here than to San Lorenzo, so prices are keener.<br /> Clothes (some secondhand) and shoes are the best bargains, though for cheaper still,<br /> you should check out the weekday-morning stalls at Piazza delle Cure, just beyond<br /> Piazza della Libertà (bus #1 or #7; Tues 8am–1pm).<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;San Lorenzo Piazza di San Lorenzo&lt;/b&gt;. Another open-air warehouse of cheap clothing.<br /> San Lorenzo is as well organized as a shopping mall: huge waterproof awnings ensure<br /> that the weather can’t stop the trading, and some of the stallholders even accept<br /> credit cards. You’ll find plenty of leather jackets, T-shirts and other cheap clothes. For<br /> anything pricey, you could try haggling, but bear in mind that these traders aren’t<br /> exactly desperate for customers. Daily 8am to 7pm.<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;Mercato Centrale Piazza del Mercato Centrale&lt;/b&gt;. Europe’s largest indoor food hall is<br /> situated at the heart of the stall-filled streets around San Lorenzo, and is well worth<br /> a visit whether you intend to buy or not. Its popularity as a tourist sight has pushed<br /> prices up, but it’s still unbeatable for picnic supplies. Monday to Saturday 7am to<br /> 2pm, plus Saturday 4 to 8pm in winter.<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;Mercato Nuovo Loggia del Mercato Nuovo&lt;/b&gt;. Just to the west of Piazza della Signoria<br /> (and also known as the Mercato del Porcellino), this is the main emporium for straw<br /> hats, plastic Davids and the like. Mid-February to mid-November daily 9am to 7pm;<br /> mid-November to mid-February Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm.<br /> Mercato delle Pulci Piazza dei Ciompi. A flea market stacked with antiques and<br /> bric-a-brac, pitched every day near the Sant’Ambrogio food market. Monday to<br /> Saturday 9am to 7pm. More serious antique dealers swell the ranks on the last<br /> Sunday of each month (same hours). On the second Sunday of each month there’s<br /> a smaller flea market on Piazza Santo Spirito, from 8am to 6pm.<br /> <br /> &lt;b&gt;Mercato Sant’Ambrogio Piazza Ghiberti&lt;/b&gt;. Big, cheap market just beyond Santa Croce,<br /> with food stalls in the central hall, as well as cheap clothes and leather. Monday to<br /> Saturday 7am to 2pm.<br /> &lt;/blockquote&gt;</div>

Chris