If you are determined to take a short look at the outskirts of Florence and combine this trip with excellent shopping, then there is simply no better place than The Mall Outlet!
About half an hour will go on the road to the shopping center, combining boutiques of eminent Italian and European brands under its roof. The outlet plan has 20 stores. Signs with big names are full of glass showcases and transparent doors: Zegna, Giorgio Armani, Alexandr McQueen, Fendi, Bottega Veneta, Dior, Roberto Cavalli, Yves Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sergio Rossi, La Perla, Pucci, Marni.
Among the most rated buyers from CIS countries are Burberry, Prada and Gucci. In these stores, most of the savings reserved for shopping, women of fashion and fashion from all over Europe and even Asian countries are left. Judge for yourself, in the fitting rooms Burberry you can show off in an elegant women's raincoat, costing no more than 350 euros. Male models are slightly more expensive, but they look amazing too. Handbags in the same store "extended" for 300 - 1200 euros. It is noteworthy that the boutique presents items from new and last year's collections. Naturally, the news of the fashion industry will cost much more. If you are not so dependent on fashion trends, then feel free to buy famous things at a reasonable price.
For foreign tourists, the issue of returning customs duties is very relevant. In the outlet there is a procedure for processing this type of paper. However, at customs, the traveler will still have to certify them with a seal.
How to get and work time
Shopping center address: Florence, Via Europa 8, Leccio Reggello.
Official website in Russian: www.themall.it/en/outlet-italy/homepage.html
The outlet hospitably opens its doors to visitors every day from 10 a.m. to 19 p.m.
Since The Mall is located in the suburbs, you can get to it in one of the following ways:
- by personal transport, you can find a car for rent using auto.italy4.me;
- by taxi, which can be ordered directly from the hotel, estimated cost - 80-90 euros;
- special bus company Bus Italia / SITA, which will deliver passengers directly to the outlet for 5 euros. In Florence, this flight can be taken at the central bus station, at: Via Santa Caterinada Siena, 17. Buses start running from 8:00, one per hour. The last flight at 18:00, note that at 13:00 - a break. You can return back by the same buses running in a similar pattern from 10:00 to 19:00.
If The Mall Outlet wasn’t enough to satisfy your ambitions regarding fashionable shopping, then you can look into the vast shopping center Space Prada or another megamarket - Barberino Designer Outlet. We hope that the experience of visiting Italian stores has brought you exclusively positive emotions and a lot of new things!
The sights of Florence are truly no number. Churches, museums, cathedrals and squares can overwhelm the impressions of even the most experienced tourist, let alone beginners. An excellent reason to shift the focus of your trip is shopping. No wonder Italy is known as one of the most fashionable countries in Europe, the local fashion designers know a lot about creating new clothes, shoes, accessories and the like, nice little things. Specifically, Florentine craftsmen succeeded in working with leather products, but Florence is able to offer tourists much more!
