Are you interested in “lo shopping”? Note that Italians use the English word only when it is a question of a spree, not of laying in provisions for your next meal! Well, every Thursday morning there is a large market in Montevarchi where an expert eye can pick up real bargains.

While on the first Sunday of the month there is an important antiques fair at Arezzo (30 km).

Are you fashion-conscious? There is a Prada outlet only 4 km away, while at The Mall in Incisa Valdarno you can buy on the cheap (it’s all relative) the creations of Valentino, Gucci, Armani, Ferragamo and so on.

And if you want to take home some of the local produce, there is no better place than the covered market at Montevarchi, where every day you can buy produce directly from the farmer: olive oil, wine, salamis, sheep cheese, honey and the vegetables of the season.