Shopping

Food
There are plenty of places to find food supplies nearby, ranging from Bar Aldo in Biecina, which is only 10 minutes away, to supermarkets at Ponte all-Abate (Ecom) and Pescia (Esselunga) (around 20 minutes away), incidentally part owned by Sainsburys. Post offices, (at Collodi, Villa Basillica and Ponte all-Abate), a bank, garage and pharmacy are all nearby.

General.
Lucca and Florence both have the most amazing shops, so a must to go to both, not just for the architecture!

We did manage to see Florence, Pisa, Cinque Terre, San Gimignano and our favourite, Lucca, which we returned to a few times.