In the background of this picture, you can see the lantern on the dome of the Cathedral lit up.
Shops in Florence mostly stay open till about 8 p.m., and these mostly jewelry stores on
the Ponte Vecchio will roll up their shades and pull down tightly locked wooden shutterss.
In the right foreground, you can see some of the shops that have already locked up for the evening.

During the Renaissance, the Ponte Vecchio housed butcher shops, so that the offal could be
tossed into the Arno River below. Quite a change to now house shops selling jewelry.
Prices are high on the Ponte Vecchio shops, and best to know what you are buying.
"Caveat Emptor"