FASHION DESIGNERS OF FLORENCE

Luxury boutiques along Florence's prestigious Via de' Tornabuoni.

Florence being historically the first home of Italian fashion (the 1951–1953 soirées held by Giovanni Battista Giorgini are generally regarded as the birth of the Italian school as opposed to French haute couture) is also home to the Italian fashion establishment Salvatore Ferragamo. Gucci, Enrico Coveri, Emilio Pucci, Patrizia Pepe, Ermanno Scervino and many others are founded and located in Florence. Prada, Roberto Cavalli, and Chanel have large offices and stores in Florence or its outskirts. Florence's main upscale shopping street is Via de' Tornabuoni, where major luxury fashion houses and jewelry labels, such as Armani, Ferragamo and Bulgari, have their boutiques.

The San Lorenzo market is now largely for tourists. Great places to walk include along the Arno and across any of its bridges, through narrow, medieval back streets in the Santa Croce area and in the Oltr'Arno – on the south side of the river, in many ways like Rome's Trastevere or Paris's Left Bank – but far smaller. There are also superb shopping streets, such as the Via Tornabuoni, the Via del Parione, and the Via Maggio.

Visit Florence and stay at Hotel Mario's.

Hotel Mario's
Via Faenza, 89
50123 Florence - Italy
Tel. 0039 055 216 801
Fax 0039 055 212039
E-mail: hotelmarios@hotelmarios.com
Internet site: www.hotelmarios.com 

Shopping time with THE MALL in Reggello

Time of shopping when you'll get to Florence. There are not only art, churches and exhibitions. Out of Florence, about 30 minutes by car or bus there is THE MALL ( www.themall.it ) where you could find stores of Gucci,Ferragamo,Sergio Rossi, Valentino,Tod's,Bottega Veneta, Ermenegildo Zegna and many many others.
The Mall is situated in the green Tuscan hills.
From Florence: Take the A1 motorway towards Florence/Rome and take the exit marked Incisa. Stay on the right towards Pontassieve until reaching Leccio. Soon after passing the center of Leccio, The Mall will be on the left.

From Rome: Take the A1 motorway towards Florence and take the exit marked Incisa. Stay on the right towards Pontassieve until reaching Leccio. Soon after
passing the center of Leccio, The Mall will be on the left.

BY TRAIN
Take the train from Florence’s Santa Maria Novella station to Rignano sull'Arno and continue by taxi (about 5 min) to Leccio.

SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE
There is a daily service from Florence, from the train station of Santa Maria Novella to and from The Mall. For information and reservations please contact the information center. Hotel Mario's is only 3 min. walking from the bus shuttle station to THE MALL, very easy to go and to come back. Contact our staff to get information : info@hotelmarios.com

ADDRESS
Via Europa 8, Leccio, Reggello 50060, Florence, Italy

INFORMATION CENTER
tel +39.055.8657775 (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm)
fax +39.055.8657801


OPENING HOURS
Monday-Saturday all day.
Sunday afternoon.