In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Q: Statement: Just south of the cafe-ringed Piazza della Repubblica is the covered Mercato Nuovo, a 16th-century loggia once called the Straw Market because of the straw products for which Florence was known. Choices: 1. There are a lot of cafes on the Piazza della Repubblica. 2. The most famous straw products sold in the Mercato Nuovo were chairs. 3. The Piazza della Republica is not particularly popular with tourists, because it lacks shops or eateries.
A:
1