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The ideal
place for a perfect tuscany villa holiday - a beautifully
restored historic farmhouse, set in the
unspoilt countryside of
Lunigiana |
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Villa Papavero
is set in the peaceful and beautiful countryside of Lunigiana.
In this part of Tuscany local shopping is a happy
experience.
The nearby village of Monti,
5 minutes by car, has a doctors, a chemist and a bank.
The village shop still survives here too. Local shopping is
provided by a variety of village shops including a gelateria (ice cream
parlour).
However, the town of
Aulla
, 10
minutes by car, has much more substantial shopping
opportunities, including four local supermarkets which are open all
day (Sunday - closed at lunch time). There is also a large
selection of specialist shops and a post office.
The fresh food sections at the supermarkets are
a joy to behold. "Conads" supermarket also has a fresh fish
counter.
Other than hypermarkets and supermarkets,
many shops are closed at midday for two or three hours,
but open early in the morning and don't close until
8 at night. So it's wise to always check opening hours.
Aulla
has many
other attractions including historic buildings,
an excellent market day
on Saturday mornings, and a variety of
restaurants serving local
specialities.
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Aulla
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Shopping in
Aulla |
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Further
Afield
There are two Hypermarkets in
Sarzana , worth a trip in itself to see the huge variety of
goods on sale, all types of fish, meat and pastas
etc.
Almost
every town has its own market day, or morning, where local
shopping becomes a form of entertainment. You can buy fresh
food (fish a speciality), clothes, leather goods and
jewellery. Aulla
(Saturday a.m.), Sarzana (Thursday all day) and
Pontremoli (Friday a.m.) are
the closest.
Italian designer goods can be
bought from a variety of outlets, Forte Dei Marmi has a market on
Wednesday morning selling designer goods, whilst
Prato
(near
Florence) has a speciality market on
Mondays selling mainly designer goods. Prato also has a
variety of conventional shops selling designer
goods.
With the exception
of Pontremoli, all these towns are South of Aulla. Their
locations, relative to Aulla, are shown on the Shopping
South Map. Pontremoli is shown on the Shopping
North Map
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Food is an Italian
passion and so there are specialist food shops in even the
smallest town. Additionally each restaurant will have its own
unique specialist dishes - well worth
trying.
Please visit the
Tuscany Tourist WebSite
for more
information about Lunigiana in general, and Aulla in
particular. Once in the website, just type "Aulla" in
the <search> box.
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