Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
What to Buy in Tuscany
As a centre for high fashion and quality
antiques, Florence is expensive but hard to beat.
Bargains also abound, especially in leather
goods and shoes. For food lovers there is a
wide variety of wines, olive oils and preserves.
Away from Florence, small farm estates in
Tuscany sell their produce, such as honeys,
liqueurs and wines, direct to the public, while
many Tuscan towns
have their own craft
and food specialities.
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Desk tidy made of traditional
hand-marbled paper
Colourful Stationery
Marbled paper is a Floren-
tine speciality. You can buy
it in sheets and notebooks, or
shaped into carnival masks
and even birds and flowers.
Marbled-paper notebook and box of pencils
Flower-scented
air freshener
Soap made to an ancient recipe
Greetings Cards
Beautifully illustrated
cards are sold at
bookshops and museums.
Hand-made Perfumes and Toiletries
The products in Florentine pharmacies have often been made
to ancient formulas by monks and nuns.
Hand-painted
majolica
Terracotta and ceramic bowl
Ceramics and Reproductions
Tuscan potters produce highly decorative
pieces, from modern originals
(artistiche)
and Renaissance copies
(reproduzioni)
to
attractive kitchenware. You can also buy
copies of your favourite sculptures.
Reproductions of
Renaissance ceramics
Alabaster figurine
from Volterra
