Markets

Most towns hold regular markets with traveling vendors who take over the town square or centre. Generally, they are open in the morning and will finish around 1pm. Most have clothing and fresh food – fruit and vegetables, fish, cheeses, salamis etc. They are very traditional in Tuscany and, as they are supported by locals, usually represent good value.

Some towns have antique, bric a brac and collectors markets – these are held on weekends. The most famous is in Arezzo.

Monday

Gaiole in Chianti – Every second Monday evening

Radda in Chianti – Every fourth Monday evening

San Casciano in Val di Pesa

Tuesday

Poggibonsi – Reputedly the biggest in the area – across the river from the Coop, which you can see from the Firenze – Siena 4 lane. Sud exit.

Strada in Chianti

Wednesday

Siena – Very big.

Lucca – clothes, cashmere

Pistoia

Thursday

San Gimignano

Montevarchi

Tavernelle

San Gimignano

Grosetto

Friday

Colle Val d’Elsa

San Donato in Poggio

Montalcino

Saturday

San Giovanni Valdarno

Castellina in Chianti – Fairly small

Poggibonsi

Arezzo

Lucca

Asciano

Cortona

Pistoia

Sunday

Arezzo – Weekend of the 1^st Sunday of the month – antiques etc – old town, best in the area.

Panzano – Food, small market

Panzano – Every 1^st Sunday of the month – Collectors, handcrafts etc

Terranuova Bracciolini (Montevarchi – 2^nd Sat and Sun of the month – Antiques etc, main street

Siena – 3^rd Sunday of the month – Collectors, Piazza del Mercato

Florence – 3^rd weekend of the month. Fortezza da Basso Antiques etc Check on 055 270 5233

Lucca – 3^rd weekend of the month – Antiques etc Piazza San Giusto

Cortona – Last 2 weeks of August – Antiques etc Palazzo Casali

Florence - Last Sunday of the month, Piazza dei Ciompi