Eric Litvin shares: Where to Go in Florence, Italy by INGRID K. WILLIAMS

By INGRID K. WILLIAMS

Abutting Florence’s main train station, San Lorenzo is a maze of mostly dingy streets that locals typically avoided, especially after dark. But since the district’s historic Mercato Centrale opened its gorgeous upper floor — a gleaming space filled with vendors of Tuscany’s finest artisanal foodstuffs — in 2014, the entire neighborhood has been looking better. By day, the streets surrounding Mercato Centrale are still packed with stalls peddling leather goods, cheap scarves and kitschy souvenirs to tourists. But at night, new spots with style and international flair are now attracting legions of foreigners and Florentines alike.

Published: January 21, 2016 at 12:00AM

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