Saturday is market day in Impruneta so it is a busy morning in town. As Impruneta has a very good collection of shops the market is perhaps not so important, however in smaller villages with minimal shops the market is very important.
In those smaller places they buy everything, from dresses and underwear, shoes, hardware items to plants, fruit & vegetables to cheese and salamis. Our favourite stalls are the porchetta man (a whole pig, seasoned and roasted then the meat is served sliced to take home or as the very popular inclusion in a roll. We also like the summer fruits and the gadget stalls. We bought an ice cube tray.
After doing the rounds of the stalls we sat in the shade of the church, along side the locals, and I eavesdropped on their conversations. This is the best way to learn to understand what people are saying at a regular speed. No pressure to reply :)
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