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Getting to Prato

Please click here to visit a webpage for practical information on how to get to Prato.

Shopping

Shops are usually open during the following hours:

Monday 4 pm - 7.30 pm

Tuesday Saturday 8.30/9.30am-1.00pm
4 pm - 7.30 pm

Clothing stores may open later between 9.00am and 10.00am

Most other stores will open between 8.30am and 9.00am

Many food stores
(bakeries etc.) Close on Wednesday afternoons

What to do - Out of Prato

From Prato there are many great Italian towns and cities that are easily visited by train.

Florence
The best way to find out about Florences innumerable offerings is to go to the tourist information office at Via Cavour, 1r.

Open:
Monday to Saturday                                      8.30am - 6.30pm
Sundays and public holidays                           8.30am - 1.30pm

http://www.aboutflorence.com      or            http://www.studentsville.it/

Day Trips from Prato

Many of Italy's most popular towns are easily reached by train from Prato.

Rome 2hrs 20mins (from Florence on the Eurostar)

Bologna 45mins - 1hr

Pisa 1hr 30mins

Lucca 55 mins

Viareggio (seaside town) 1hr 15 mins

Where to Eat in Prato

Listed below is a selection of restaurants which have been recommended by the Monash University Prato Centre. Many restaurants are closed on Tuesdays and some on Mondays.

Restaurants/Pizzerie
Donchisciotte
Piazza Mercatale 38/39
Ph: 0574 39023
Delicious wood oven pizzas at a reasonable price, plus other main dishes including seafood.

Antica Fiaschetteria
Piazza Lippi 4
Ph: 0574 41225
This is easily the best medium priced restaurant in Prato. Mostly southern Italian inspired cooking. The service is friendly and there are a good range of wines available.

La Veranda
Via dell'Arco 10 (just off Piazza San Marco)
Ph: 0574 38235
Serves typical Tuscan dishes and a wide variety is available. Efficient service with menus in English if needed. Main courses priced slightly higher than 'trattoria' prices.

Il Rifrullo
Piazza Mercatale 18/19
Ph: 0574-25062
Simple pizzeria, but good, cheap entrees and big sized pasta/rice portions.
Pizzas also good and inexpensive. Can take larger groups.
Outdoor section available.

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