San Lorenzo Food Market

San lorenzo food market is a double story indoor market thats as much about food experience as it is about food shopping.

San lorenzo food market. The first floor of the historic san lorenzo market. 41 reviews of mercato di san lorenzo separate from the mercato centrale the large interior market where all the food is the bazaarflea market ringing the centrale is a great place to go for clothing and souvenirs. San lorenzo market runs from the edge of the church of san lorenzo in via dellariento up to and around the mercato centrale. The market is huge and there is a ton of merchandise available much of it is identical or hard to distinguish.

It opened in the spring of 2014 to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the iron and glass architecture erected in 1874. However some if it is definitely better quality than others and. Cuthbert k wrote a review. The central market is a two level food market making up the second half of the san lorenzo market.

Florences central san lorenzo market includes two separate markets. One is the central market mercato centrale an indoor food market with a trendy upstairs gourmet food market and stalls selling everything from seasonal produce to chianti wine and tuscanys famed olive oil on the ground floor. Its an open air market with tightly packed stalls selling everything from t shirts and key rings to leather bags belts and more. Great market food and the lorenzo market is right by.

Shopping at san lorenzo market. The mercato centrale is in a beautiful building designed by giuseppe mengoni the same architect who designed the galleria vittoria emanuele ii and built from 1870 74 when florence was still capital of italy. Once the main general food market for the florentines the original friendly chaos has given way to tidier and more tourist friendly stallsthe recently refurbished upper level has informal eateries and shops where you can grab some typical florentine fare a glass of.