Silk weavers here, working on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century looms, produce marvelous silks and damasks. You can take a guided tour and buy the textiles at the shop. Closed weekends.
4 Via Bartolini (in Oltrarno); 011-39-055-21-38-61.
BIZZARRI
An old-fashioned erboristeria selling dried herbs, essentials for wine- and pastry-making and other unusual items. Worth a visit, even if you don't buy a thing. Closed Saturday afternoons and Sundays.
32/r Via della Condotta (near Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio); 011-39-055-21-15-80.
ENOTECA VIGNOLI
One of the first serious wine shops to open in Florence--more than 30 years ago. A great selection of Italian wines at fair prices.
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