Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio, the other popular market of Florence

Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio, the other popular market of Florence

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In comparison to the bigger central market of San Lorenzo, its twin in the city, the smaller Sant’ Ambrogio, is even better. It caters in a local, neighbourhood style, resulting as more authentic. It has an area partly open, where clothes, fruits, vegetables and groceries are sold outside; inside, there´re grocery, meat, fish, fruits, vegetables and mini restaurants. Opposite the market was the old monastery of Santa Verdiana, once used as a female prison, and now stands the Faculty of Architecture. Located in piazza Ghiberti and projected in 1873 by Giuseppe Mengoni, the original urban plans included — after the destruction of the old market — the creation of three modern outlets in the historical centre: the central market of San Lorenzo, the market of Sant ‘Ambrogio and a market which was never built, the San Frediano market. Open from Monday to Saturday from 7 a. m. to 2 p. m.
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Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio, el otro mercado de Florencia

El hermano pequeño del mercado central de San Lorenzo no tiene tanto que envidiar a su hermano mayor. El mercado de Sant’Ambrogio es más de barrio, menos turístico y por lo tanto quizá más auténtico. Parcialmente abierto, en el exterior se vende ropa, frutas, verduras y comestibles. En el interior hay puestos de comestibles, carne y pescado, frutas, verduras y minirrestaurantes. Frente al mercado se encuentra el antiguo monasterio de Santa Verdiana, antaño utilizado como una prisión femenina y que en la actualidad alberga la Facultad de Arquitectura. Emplazado en piazza Ghiberti y proyectado en 1873 por Giuseppe Mengoni, los planes urbanos de Poggi incluían, tras la destrucción del mercado antiguo, la creación de tres puntos de venta modernos en el centro histórico: el mercado central de San Lorenzo, el mercado de Sant’Ambrogio y un mercado que nunca se edificó: el mercado de San Frediano. Abierto de lunes a sábado de 7 a 14 horas.
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Paco Neumann

Paco Neumann is a journalist, photographer, proofreader, flâneur and perpetual amateur currently living in between Florence, Berlin, Paris and Tenerife. He´s been a regular contributor to fashion, art, trend and lifestyle magazines and worked for news, advertising and communication agencies

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