What an absolutely incredible experience we had staying at dear Gabriela's spacious, welcoming and VERY CLEAN flat in Bologna. And we have endless beautiful words to describe our host- charming, warm, caring, attentive to our whims and needs. Being GLUTEN- FREE we figured there would be very little we could eat for her breakfast. Much to our surprise, Gabriela baked the most delicious gluten-free chocolate cakes, corn sweet cookies, homemade jellies, gluten-free homemade bread- delicious!, cold cuts- a perfect breakfast for our 3 mornings. Beautiful gardens surrounded our serene, inviting flat as we had deep, peaceful dreams in our cozy, comfortable bed. We were within walking distance to Bologna's historic center and took full advantage of this perfect location by visiting Piazza Maggiore, the Basilica di San Petronio, the Quadrilatero, of course the Sala Borsa Library which contained the archeological Roman ruins, the Basilica of Santo Stefano- our Favourite spiritual haven and the Via Piella, a remnant of a canal as Bologna was once a city of waterways as Venice presently is. All was FREE! We even ventured to the Orto Botanico at the University of Bologna and then went up via buses to the Basilica Santuario Della Madonna di San Luca and met with a breathtaking view of the countryside. From San Luca, we meandered through the 666 arches which happens to be the world's largest portico ending up at Piazza di Porta Saragozza. One could easily take a bus home but we chose to continue our meanderings back to our sweet, peaceful home away from all those tourists-HA! As we prepared our suitcases for the next sojourn to Rome we muttered to each other, " we could have easily stayed at Gabriela's quaint flat and done our adventures to Florence from there." Obviously we did not want to leave such pleasant surroundings but most especially the attentive, kind, sensitive and FUN gifts bestowed upon us and her guests. Thank-you, dear Gabriela.