Via Maggio, Florence

Located in the Oltrarno District, Via Maggio is the broadest street in Florence. Home to numerous high-quality antiques shops, Via Maggio was initially called "Via Maggiore", which translates to High or Broad Street in English. The street once served as the most important commercial artery in the city. Today Via Maggio feels more like an open-air museum than a street, with its long rows of antiques shops displaying their wares out front. Here you can find oil paintings, marble statues and sculptures, tapestries, china figures, furniture, lamps, and weaponry from the 16th - 18th centuries spread out all along this enchanting street.

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Sight Name: Via Maggio
Sight Location: Florence, Italy
Sight Type: Shopping
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Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
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Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.4 Km or 0.9 Miles

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Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.6 Km or 1.6 Miles

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Travel Distance: 4.0 Km or 2.5 Miles

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Travel Distance: 1.8 Km or 1.1 Miles

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