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The following is a list of outlet stores in or around Florence. As shopping in the city has gotten more and more expensive, and always less exciting, I’ve taken to frequenting these places for wardrobe updates. Addresses, reviews, and directions are provided below.

For the most part, a car is necessary to get to them. Some companies offer “outlet tours”, and while I cannot endorse these because I haven’t tried them, Enjoy Florence has a pretty large selection.

Outlet Malls:

The Mall
Located near the INCISA exit off the A1 highway (Incisa is one exit south of Firenze Sud), follow signs for Leccio Regello, on a curvy road, through a small town, and the road ends at the modern buildings that make up this luxury outlet mall. Stores include Gucci, Armani, La Perla, Loro Piana, Pucci, Marni, Tods/Hogans, Burberry, YSL, Fendi, Balenciaga. Open 10-19 every day, 15-19 on Sundays. Sometimes crowded with bus tours, everyone seems to be buying something, but I cannot find a single thing I’d buy in this mall. Prices are still much too high, and 5 years ago the same mall’s prices were much more reasonable.

Barberino Designer Outlet (McArthur Glenn)
To get here, take the A14 highway towards Bologna, get off at Barberino in Mugello. Follow the signs that say “Outlet” - the road is well marked. You will arrive in a valley to the little outlet village that is set up like a fake renaissance town. Very cute. The list of stores is too long to mention, see the official website. This outlet mall has some real discounds year-round and is officially the only place I buy clothing.

Valdichiana Outlet Village
At the Valdichiana exit south of Arezzo on the A1 highway, a lower end outlet mall (think Benetton not Gucci). Has nike and addidas and an assortment of other chains, Italian and non. Not great in my opinion. 

Individual stores:

Prada “Space outlet”, Montevarchi
This is the outlet everyone wants to visit, although in my esteemed opinion the prices have always been ridiculously high even at the outlet. Do not expect to find a purse or anything at all under a 100 euros. That said if you are a big fan and would have bought it in the store anyway, it’s worth a trip. How to get there: take the Montevarchi exit off the A1 highway (that’s 2 exits south of Firenze Sud if you are coming from Florence). Follow the signs for the center of montevarchi, as well as the BLUE signs for Arezzo via SS69. Proceed through town on the SS69; you will hit some small groupings of buildings that are actually towns but you wouldn’t have known it. Eventually on your left you will see a modern building with a sign that says SPACE; enter there. If you pass under a train bridge you have gone too far.

Roberto Cavalli
Last year’s Cavalli duds at 50% off. Via volturno 3, Sesto Fiorentino/ Osmannoro (near the Florence IKEA). Open M-Sat 10-19.