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Florence, together with Milan, is definitely one of the made in Italy fashion capitals, and the city centre represents an excellent showcase. If you love luxury shopping, you will find many unmissable chances a few steps from our B&B Residenza Castiglioni.

Via de’ Tornabuoni, undisputed Mecca for many great italian and international brands, is only a three minute walk from your room in the centre of Florence. Go for a walk and get lost between wonderful windows, luxury boutiques and famous jewelry shops. The top name designers of Italian fashion have found here their home: a luxury area expanding on Via Roma, Piazza della Repubblica, Piazza Strozzi and Via della Vigna Nuova.

According to your preference in style, choose the ideal shopping tour, with perhaps even a coffee break in one of the historic cafés of the city centre. Caffè Paszkowski and Le Giubbe Rosse, in the iconic Piazza della Repubblica, are a perfect mix of elegance, luxury and florentine life style, only 5 minutes away from Residenza Castiglioni.

For handicraft lovers in all fields – furniture, accessories, perfumes, clothing – the best itinerary starts in Oltrarno, from Piazza Pitti through Via Romana and Via de’ Serragli until Borgo San Frediano and the historic quarter Santo Spirito. Between narrow streets, hidden workshops and open-air markets, you will find luxury craftmen. Their artworks, unique and inimitable items, can have high prices, but it is worth spending for such valuable collectables

To buy a luxury souvenir, take a walk until Ponte Vecchio, then reach Palazzo Pitti, only 15 minutes away from Residenza Castiglioni, and get lost in the area of Oltrarno. A luxury shopping experience in Florence out of the ordinary, right in the heart of city centre.