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If you plan to combine your visit to Florence with excellent shopping, then there is simply no better place than The Mall Luxury Outlet!
It will take about 30 minutes to get to the shopping center, where you will find boutiques of famous Italian and European brands.
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How to get there and opening hours
The most convenient way to get to the outlet from Florence is by a special bus themall.busitaliashop.it/en/, a kind of a shuttle. A round-trip ticket costs 13 EUR. Therefore, we highly recommend you buy the tickets and reserve your seat in advance. There is free Wi-Fi and water on the bus.
The buses leave at 08:50 AM, 09:10 AM, 11 AM, 12 PM, 2 PM, and 4 PM from Piazzale Montelungo, that is 10 minutes walk from the main entrance to the Santa Maria Novella central station. You can leave the outlet for Florence at 10:10 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM, and 7:20 PM.
A taxi will cost you about 120 EUR one way.
- Address of the outlet: Via Europa 8, Leccio Reggello.
- Official website: www.themall.it/en
- Opening hours: from 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.
What Brands are Represented in The Mall Luxury Outlet?
There are 20 stores among which you will find such big brands as Zegna, Giorgio Armani, Alexander McQueen, Fendi, Bottega Veneta, Dior, Roberto Cavalli, Yves Saint Laurent, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sergio Rossi, La Perla, Pucci, Marni, Burberry, Prada и Gucci.
Fashionistas from Europe and Asian countries leave most of the savings on shopping in these stores. And it is pretty understandable: judge for yourself. In the Burberry fitting rooms, you can show off in an elegant women’s raincoat, which costs no more than 350 EUR. Men’s models are slightly more expensive, but they look gorgeous. Handbags will cost you 300 – 1200 EUR. Boutiques present items from new and last year’s collections. For sure, a new collection will cost the same as in other shops of the brand around Europe. But if you are not so dependent on fashion trends and want to buy clothes reasonably, then this outlet is an excellent place to do this.
The question of the return of customs duties is very relevant for foreign tourists. The outlet has a procedure for processing this type of paper. So when paying for your purchase, do not forget to mention to the shop assistant that you need Tax free. However, when you are at the airport, certify the paper with a seal at the customs duty office to get your money back.
What other outlets are there near Florence?
If The Mall Luxury outlet is not enough to satisfy your fashion shopping ambitions, then you can try Space Prada shopping center or mega store – Barberino Designer Outlet. Buses from Florence leave at 9:30, 11:30, and 14:00 and back at 13:00, 15:00, and 18:00. A round-trip ticket costs 13 euros.
I recommend booking a seat on the bus in advance at www.getyourguide.com
We hope that the experience of visiting Italian stores brought only positive emotions and a lot of new items to your wardrobe!
Florence has many sights: churches, museums, cathedrals, and squares. They can overwhelm even the most experienced tourist. Imagine what happens with the ones who see all this beauty for the first time! So, shopping might be a good thing to shift the focus of your trip.
It is not for nothing that 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 other pleasant little things that will serve you forever. Specifically, the Florentine craftsmen excelled in working with leather goods, but Florence has much more to offer tourists!