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Like any Italian city, Venice offers the usual array of big-name fashion labels. If Fendi, Gucci, and Ferragamo are your shops of choice, head for the area immediately northwest of St. Mark's Square: Calle Larga XXII Marzo and the labyrinth of alleyways known collectively as the Mercerie and the Frezzerie. For slightly less central but more uniquely Venetian shops, check out our recommendations below.
For a note on Venetian addresses, see our Fact Sheet.
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