Saldi is when everthing goes on sale. For Tourists , visitors who love to shop this is the time of the year to go to Italy. Nothing like Italian leather , not like the ones we get overhere which is mostly made in China, (unless you can afford to shop at the high end luxury stores) nothing against China made products but it is night and day from the Italian leather goods at unbelivable prices. An example is the drving shoes they have to offer ..you can tell the difference immeditaely , soft and suptle , fit and finish is simply amazing.

If you are going through Florence, make sure to stop by the famous Flee Market, walking distance from the Ponte-Vecchio..... Lake Como is also beautiful along the border of Switzerland.
We rented a GPS from Hertz , something like 20 euros a day, worth every euro dollar, drove all over the Italian Tuscany.