10 Best Places to Shop in The Oltrarno, Florence

One of Florence's oldest paper-goods stores is the place to buy marbleized stock, which comes in many formats, from flat sheets to paper-covered boxes or even pencils.

Photograph albums, frames, diaries, and other objects dressed in handmade paper are high quality and they also accept custom orders.

Complete your winter wardrobe with a pair of high-quality leather gloves, available in a rainbow of colors and a choice of linings (silk, cashmere, and unlined), from Madova. It's been in business for more than 100 years.

Proprietor Lorenzo Villoresi makes one-of-a-kind fragrances, which can be purchased in this sumptuous shop. There's also an on-site museum recounting the history and process of perfume-making.

Browse collections by lesser-known Italian designers, many of whom use the same factories as the A-list, at this women's clothing shop.

Look for Florentine antiques with an emphasis on Medici-era objects from the 15th and 16th centuries at Paolo Paoletti.

Stones are worked into exquisite tables, pictures, and jewelry at Pitti Mosaici, which continues the pietre dure (mosaic) tradition that was all the rage of 16th-century Florence.

The second Sunday of every month brings the Oltrarno Arts and Crafts Market in Piazza Santo Spirito with clothing, antiques, and homewares. On the third Sunday of the month, vendors at the La Fierucola in the piazza sell such delectables as honeys, jams, spice mixes, and fresh vegetables.

This California girl, a long-term resident of Florence, crafts one-of-a-kind jewelry in an atelier.

This dressmaker creates beautiful bespoke clothing.