Hi Travel friends,
My family and I will be in Florence, Italy in two weeks and would like your advice on the best places to buy leather belts and gelato.
Also, I heard the original Gucci store is in Florence. Is it worth takin the time to visit?
Grazie!
The street markets in Florence have lots of leather goods. Browse the stalls before you choose. Ask prices. They may come down significantly as you walk away. Whatever you choose, you should bargain. Also some of the stalls belong to the shops right behind them, which may have more selections.
Why would you visit Gucci if not to buy...? It's not a comfortable place to wander around and take photos...who knows, there might even be a long line to enter the store..but they have nice belts!!!!
As far as leather goesm it depends on what quality you are after.
Many on here think the market stall are a good place to shop, but there are many different qualities and definitions of leather, and i find lots of ths stalls not to my taste.
People do say the leather school is a good place - I have no experience of that.
My husband bought me a really lovely bag here:
https://www.thebridgefirenze.com/
via Vacchereccia, just off the bottom of the Piazza della Signoria
Despite the name, they are Italian handmade bags, not cheap, but not Gucci type prices.
Tjere is also a really good gelateria and couple of doors down.
