Passing through Cinque Terre, there is no doubt that Corniglia will be one of your stops. If you…read morehave heard anything about Corniglia, it is actually all true and the steps to the top lead to a reward of your own choice. Will it be gelato? Another hike to the next village? Lunch? Church? Most likely it will be gelato but while you're at it pacing your way through the narrow main street of shops, stop into Fanny Bazar. It's a typical gift shop but one with hand crafted ceramics. The saucers and cups are glossed with lovely rich shades. I couldn't carry them home in my suitcase but did have space for a magnet. The shopkeeper, who is also the ceramic artist, is really nice!

Fairly priced, beautiful hand painted items that make great souvenirs. I got a few small pieces…read moreand use them everyday. They remind me of my time in Cinque Terre everytime I use them!

So cute and inexpensive. Reminds me of modern museum gift shop mixed with dollar store. Better…read morethan cheap street souvenirs. Friendly employees too!

Amazing store! Toys chosen so adults can play with kids and stay in gauged …read more The owner is passionate and very nice and a must visit Loved it and bought some nice stuff from there

This is the most beautiful toy store, with even more beautiful toys! The owner is the kindest man…read morewho is so helpful. He really cares for the quality of toys he decides to sell in his store. Each toy is unique and a toy you will have in your family for a lifetime! Great place for souvenirs or gifts! We will be back when we visit Florence again!

Souvenirs! So much cheap stuff just a few meters north of…read morethe Piazza Maggiore. They have been selling stuff for over 300 years.

Best place to find a wide array of unique souvenirs of Bologna self-designed and self-made by the…read moreowners of the shop itself (for example post cards with images of Bologna after drawings of one of the shopkeepers and a Bologna calendar). The shop also offers high quality office requisites, including interesting old fashioned ones thay serve as great gifts. The shop is very small but offers an incredible amount of articles. The owners are very kind. Although their English may not be the best, they are helpful and assist you with whatever question you may have.

We were SCAMMED BY ALESSIO in October 2015 : Purchased a…read morelarge "David" statue -$1648.00 , to include shipping and insurance, arraigned to have it sent later so we would be home in Texas to receive it. Before we got back we were notified of third final attempted delivery. We had to travel to SanAntonio to get it , (50 miles), upon opening the package we discovered it was Shattered! We notified Alessio and were told to "be patient" it would take time to process the paperwork, then we noticed the package had been MISLABELED as a 33 lb. "Vase" and only insured for $1000.00 ( the Statue weighed upwards of 70 lbs. ). Now after months of calls and e-mails, Lies and Stories - We have NOTHING ! That LIAR ALESSIO has played deaf and dumb - ignores calls and e-mails, resisting all attempts to settle our claim. We are fed up with the run around and excuses we've been put through. DONT SHOP HERE !!! Find an honest place to patronize. We are returning to Florence and we are going to visit crooked Alessio in person !!! BUYERS BEWARE !!! DISHONEST SHOPKEEPER !!!

Fantastic gift shop with lots of unique gifts. Funky, fun, and surprising. Nothing else like it in…read moreBologna.

We were passing through Bologna and stumbled upon this very cool, artsy and breezy gift shop…read more Staffed by a wonderful and kind couple, we sorted through all the variety of journals, toys, books, small totes, etc before we settled on a couple t-shirts to buy (we received so so many complements about the shirts while in Italy... grazie mille Fabrica!!). There are too many gift shops to sort through while shopping in Italy- but this one is a must-stop if you're in the area. Well curated selection of unique goods and staffed by good people, highly recommend Fabrica Features!

There are several locations around the city. If you call ahead, you might even be able to attend a…read moredemonstration and how they make their paper. If you're going to Venice, then you should wait by your paper products there, but if not shop here. It'll make you want to write letters. The stationary is high-quality and beautiful.

I stumbled into this particular shop with my mother on a whim after visiting one of Il Papiro's…read morelocation on via Guicciardini on the other side of the Ponte Vecchio. This shop is smaller, but it has a much warmer atmosphere. After looking around for a few minutes, the shop's manager, Riccardo, waved us over the back of the shop where he keeps his demonstration station. He gave us an impromptu show of how he creates the marbled paper using a time-honored technique of mixing water, pigments and some wallpaper paste. Despite the ease with which he arranged the pigments in the water-paste solution, Riccardo told us that the difficult part was recreating the same pattern time after time. His jovial attitude and genuine excitement for his hand-made art was extremely uplifting when Florence is being overrun by knock-off and mass-produced products. After the demonstration, my mom and I picked up a number of the marble paper products to give as gifts to friends, and Riccardo was happy to wrap everything nicely for us. My visit here really gave me a new-found appreciation for the marbled paper works.

One of the goals of my visit to Italy last summer was to bring home a La Pavoni espresso machine,…read moreit is much more affordable over there, however, it is hard to find a store that carries one with 120 volts. There is a store at Piazza Navona in Rome that can order one, but they want 100 Euros more than the same model with 240 volts. I came across Braschi in Florence, on a Friday night, saw a machine on display but they were closed, emailed them, got a response the next morning that they do have 120 volts models, they were scheduled to close at 7:30pm, they do not open on Sundays and I will be driving back to Rome. As I rushed back from Pisa, I called them, they were nice enough to wait for me past their closing time. Here is the best part, after I got back to the US, I sent the paperwork to the agency in Milan for the VAT refund, 9 weeks had passed and nothing happened, I emailed the store to see if they can help, the owner called them up, one week later I got the refund! The owner is one of the nicest person that you can meet in Italy! In hindsight, I should have gotten the refund while still in Italy, there is an option to get that before leaving. However, do visit Braschi while you are in Florence, they have plenty of other neat stuff too.

Such a cute little spot to pick up souvenirs! The space is large and even with tons of people…read morewalking around inside, it doesn't feel overwhelming. Theres a million things to choose from, from postcards to magnets and posters to figurines. Everything is reasonably priced and the staff is very kind. I love that they even sell stamps and have a mailbox inside to send a card out right from the store.

Love a good stationary shop and this place was nice to walk around. It's not huge but it is packed…read morewith various things. Ultimately bought a cute pen and think it'll be a nice desk adornment. Worth at least popping in to browse.