Food market in Florence

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5 places

Area

Florence5

Kind of place

Food market5

FlorenceFood market

Mercato Centrale

A cast-iron market hall from 1874 — butchers, cheese and tripe stalls on the ground floor in the morning, a food court upstairs until late. The ground floor is the real one.

About 1 hour

FlorenceFood market

Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio

The neighbourhood market east of the centre, smaller than the Mercato Centrale and almost entirely locals doing their shopping. Mornings only, and there are a couple of very plain places to eat inside it.

Place data from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under ODbL.

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Where to stay in ItalyTwenty-two areas, who each suits, and how many to fit in.Best time to visitMonth by month — heat, crowds, prices and what closes.Knowing the formCoffee, churches, tipping and the small courtesies.Trip ideasReady-made routes you can hand straight to the planner.

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