It's just a few steps away from Piazza della Signoria (where there is Palazzo Vecchio), the churches of S. Croce and Orsanmichele, and the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. It's also in the middle of the most luxurious areas for shopping, where you can find the ateliers of Prada, Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, Ferragamo and of the best known Italian and foreign stylists.You can also easily find several shops of handicraftsmen, goldsmiths (very famous are the ones on Ponte Vecchio), decorators, antique dealers and specialists in bronze chasing and casting, all examples of the Florentine good taste. |