Mercato delle Pulci

Find a bargain in the city's best flea market
Word to the wise: If you get the opportunity, visit the market on the last Sunday of the month, as it hugely expands beyond its normal borders into surrounding streets.

There’s no better way to understand a culture than by shopping in its flea markets – and you’re spoilt for choice in Florence. There are dozens of great markets held every day in the city, from San Lorenzo to Delle Cascine, but there's none better than Mercato delle Pulci.
Located in the Piazza dei Ciompi, right in the heart of the city, you’ll find antique furnishings, prints, coins, jewellery, books, cutlery and more for bargain prices in this fascinating market. Charmingly muddled and disorganised, it’s the kind of place you really can discover anything.