Vito saw us walking along the road from his balcony 6 floors up, looking for the address, and quickly came down onto the street to welcome us.
The apartment is 6 floors up with a balcony with a commanding view. Everything in the apartment is brand new and in pristine condition.
Everything we needed was available, including cooking facilities and fridge, and a washing machine which is a real bonus. There is a supermarket with everything you'll need about a 5 minute walk away.
The apartment is only about a two and a half kilometre walk to the site of Leonardo's famous painting "The Last Supper", although we had not booked ahead and weren't able to see it, but we were able to see Leonardo's Codex Atlanticus at the same location, which was a fantastic consolation prize, and we had it to ourselves for about an hour.
Vito was very helpful in getting a printout of a voucher for our upcoming visit to the Accademia Galleria in Florence to see Michelangelo's David.
The only thing that we were a little uncomfortable with was Vito's requirement to photograph our passports inside and out. He said he was required to do this by the police.