Mercato delle Cure — Local services in Florence

This market has been recently renovated and, as frequently happens, it lost the charm/ atmosphere that pervaded the simple, down-to-earth original structure. That said, it still is the best place to buy fresh vegetables, and fruit in Florence. Numerous stands offer a wide variety of lettuce and radish and even some wild ebbs that were once found on farming families'...

For those having activities (whether it is school or work) around viable dei mille, sette santi, or stadio artemio franchi - having a lunch break walk to Piazza le Cure where the market located is always nice. They have vegetables market and importantly various foods and local delicacies, such as Fritto misto (mixed friends seafood) and lampredotto or trippa, and...

It's a great place to find fresh local veggies and fruits. The quality and taste of the products are amazing even though the prices are generally higher than groceries. I believe it's totally worth it. Make sure to distinguish those stands that sell their own veggies as opposed to those that resell what ever they but from elsewhere...