If you're into luxury items, visit The Mall at Firenze just outside of Florence, Italy. It's an outlet mall for luxury brands like Gucci, Prada, Jimmy Choo, Celine, and more. Items are a fraction of the cost. For example, I purchased a pair of Jimmy Choo combat boots for about 270 USD and they were originally 1200 USD.
Pro tip 1: Take The Mall bus directly from the Florence train station to the mall. It's 8 EUR one way as compared to a 111 EUR Uber one way.
Pro tip 2: If you are not from a country in the EU, go with your passport. When you make your purchase, let them know you're a foreign visitor and would like the VAT form. Take the VAT form to the office onsite upstairs (super plus they have one onsite) and they will give you the VAT back in cash or credit to your card as long as you're leaving Europe within 9 days of your purchase.
If you're into luxury items, visit The Mall at Firenze just outside of Florence, Italy. It's an outlet mall for luxury brands like Gucci, Prada, Jimmy Choo, Celine, and more. Items are a fraction of the cost. For example, I purchased a pair of Jimmy Choo combat boots for about 270 USD and they were originally 1200 USD. Pro tip 1: Take The Mall bus directly from the Florence train station to the mall. It's 8 EUR one way as compared to a 111 EUR Uber one way. Pro tip 2: If you are not from a country in the EU, go with your passport. When you make your purchase, let them know you're a foreign visitor and would like the VAT form. Take the VAT form to the office onsite upstairs (super plus they have one onsite) and they will give you the VAT back in cash or credit to your card as long as you're leaving Europe within 9 days of your purchase.