Food shops - Foodstuffs

La Bottega di Montegonzi, in Montegonzi near the Osteria
Via Nazario Sauro, 10 Montegonzi Tel. 055966086 Fax. 0559103863

Opening Hours:
Monday to Saturday (wednesday closed)
from 8am to 1pm | from 5pm to 7pm
Sunday from 9.30am to 1pm

Il Mercatale (Farmer Market)

monday to saturday
9am to 1pm
4pm to 8,30pm

Viale Diaz Armando, 74
52025 Montevarchi (AR)
Tel +39 055 9851425
www.ilmercatale.it

Butcher's Shop
Fantechi Montevarchi 116 via Burzagli Tel 0559102005
Antica Macelleri Falorni Greve in Chianti Tel 055 854363 www.falorni.it
Antica Macelleria Cecchini Panzano in Chianti Via XX Luglio, 11R (next to the post office) Tel 055852020

Hyper-markets
IPERCOOP:
Viale dell Oleandro, 37 Montevarchi
tel. 800623623
Monday to Saturday 8am to 9pm
Sunday 9am to 9pm

Open-air Markets
only in the morning from 7am to 1pm

Figline Valdarno - Tuesday
Siena - Wednesday
Montevarchi - Thursday
San Giovanni - Saturday

Banks
Open from 8.20am to 1.20pm
They reopen one hour in the afternoon from 2.30 (or 2.45) to 3.30 (or 3.45)
The closest bank is in Montevarchi

· Banca di Roma via Roma, 1
· Banca Toscana via Roma, 77
· Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena via Roma, 54
· BNL via Trento, 7
- Banca del Valdarno Via Sante Tani 47 (Saturday morning open )

Post office
Open from Monday to Saturday.

In Montegonzi Tel. 0559166084
In Montevarchi
· Viale Diaz Armando, 78 Tel.055982286
· 26 Via Tani Tel. 0559102718

Stamps are also on sale at tobacconists

Petrol stations
Open from 7.20am to 12.30am and 3.30pm to 07.30pm
Closed on rata-basis on Saturday afternoon and Sunday or alternatively Monday.

Nearest petrol station: Cavriglia
Self-service petrol stations are always open.

There are two in Montevarchi one is IP on the SS 69 and another one is AGIP,
payment with 10 and 50 EURO bills.
Unleaded petrol is now available at all petrol stations.

Railway stations
In Montevarchi Piazza Donatori Di Sangue, 10
Tel. 8488-88088
www.ferroviedellostato.it

Rent car
Hertz: San Giovanni Valdarno, Via Martiri del Lavoro 2 Tel 0559110278
Hertz: Arezzo - Via P. Calamandrei 97/ B Tel 057527577 Fax 0575351291
Avis: Terranova Bracciolini, Via Poggilupi 758, Tel 0559198219


Transfer / Taxi / Tours
Golden travel, Maurizio Matassoni
http://www.holidaysintuscany-winetours.com/

Markets in Florence
Open all day long
Le Cascine, a huge market along the river Arno at Le Cascine park. Open on Tuesday morning.
S. Lorenzo Market, open from Tuesday to Saturday during winter and from Monday to Saturday during summer.

Fashion Outlets
PRADA
S.S. 69, Via Aretina 63, Levanella, tel: 05591901
SS 69 towards arezzo. Pass through Montevarchi and 'Località levanella' after the village pass a gas station, turn left at traffic lights by "Marconi" and then follow signs for I PELLETTIERI D'ITALIA (SPACE) in the 'Zona Industriale' on the left.
The outlet is in the back of the main factory complex.
Opening hours : from Monday to Saturday 9.30 till 19.30. Sunday 10.00 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 18.00

THE MALL
Via Europa, 8 - Leccio - Reggello -
(Yves St. Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Giorgio Armani, Loro Piana, and Sergio Rossi, Gucci)
Tel 055865 7775
Opening hours : From Monday to Saturday - 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. (continual hours).Sundays from 15.00 to 19.00.

Dolce & Gabbana
Loc. S. Maria Maddalena, 49 - Incisa Valdarno
2 mins away from THE MALL
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 9.00 to 19.00. Sunday 10.00 to 19.00.

FENDI OUTLET
Via Pian Dell'Isola 66/33 - Rignano sull'Arno (FI)
Tel: 055 834 981
Monday to Saturday 9.30 - 18.30.Sunday 14.20 - 18.20
Please call ahead to check opening hours as they are subject to sudden changes

To get to THE MALL, Fendi, D&G and Gucci, exit the A1 at Incisa and turn right. Follow the SS69. Look for a brown and Yellow sign for Fendi and/or D&G on the Left.
The address' are as they appear on the business cards of these out lets.
Dolce and Gabbana and Fendi are almost neighbors, on the same street despite the different ways of describing the location.
To get to Gucci, continue past the turn for Fendi and D&G on the SS69 until you see a sleek white square building with a sign 'CAFE'.

Antique Fairs
Opening times: usually from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Arezzo: First Sunday of each month. This fair starts already on Saturday afternoon (huge)
Pistoia: Second Sunday of each month
Terranova: Second Sunday of each month (small)
Lucca: third Sunday of each month.
This fair starts already on Saturday afternoon Florence: Last Sunday of each month.

Golf Courses
Golf Club dell'Ugolino, a 18-hole course located close to Grassina, about 7 km south-east of Florence
( approx. 50 km from LA SELVA ).
Usaully closed on Monday during winter; always booked out on Saturday and Sunday.
Tel. 0552301085 or 0552301009.
There is a smaller golf-course around Poppi, Loc. Palazzo: Golf Club del Casentino, tel. 0575 520167. Closed on Tuesday.

Swimming pool
Open every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Montevarchi vl. Matteotti Tel 055901331 - 0559103162 (indoor - outdoor)
Terranuova via Ponte Mocarini Tel 0559199016

Tennis course
Open every day
In Montevarchi Tennis Club v. Chiantigiana Tel 0559102920

Riding center
Rendola Riding,
Rendola 66, 52025 Montevarchi, Arezzo
Tel / Fax: 055/9707045
info@rendolariding.it

LA FORRA
Montegonzi 52020 Cavriglia, Arezzo
Tel. 055 966091
Fax 055 9199805
info@laforra.it

Fishing
Open every day
In Montegonzi loc. Poggio alle Monache
In Figline Lake La Vela Tel 0559155143
In Bucine Lake Lupinari loc. San Leolino Tel 055992342

Museum
In Montevarchi
Museo Paleontologico Via P. Bracciolini, 36 Tel 055/981227
Museo Tempietto Robbiano Via I. del Lungo Tel 055/980868
Museo d'Arte Moderna E. Galeffi via Am. Burzagli

In San Giovanni Valdarno
Museo Casa Masaccio corso italia 83 Tel 055943788

Health
The closest hospital (OSPEDALE) and first-aid (PRONTO SOCCORSO) is in Montevarchi

Ospedale di Montevarchi - Localita' Gruccia, Montevarchi - Tel 118

The closest pharmacy (FARMACIA) is in
Montevarchi
· Antica Farmacia Galeffi via Roma, 95 Tel 055980348
· Farmacia Bartolini via Roma, 181 Tel 055980304
· Farmacia Comunale via Burzagli, 15 Tel 055980332 - 055981991
- Farmacia Comunale2 Via Traquandi, 8 Tel 055 981167