The apartment is in an characterful 18th century palazzo with an impressively grand marble staircase of 100 steps and two lovely landings featuring plants and big windows. (We left our big suitcases in the car and just carried up what we needed!) The bed is super comfortable, and the shower good and hot. The rooms are high ceilinged and spacious, and the living room has a glorious view. You can walk anywhere in the old town to visit stunning historic buildings, pleasant bars and cafes and - if your lucky! - see a puppet show. We enjoyed going to the market just behind us and cooking one meal in our quirky home. The neighbourhood immediately around the building felt a little unsafe to us as two women, especially at night, but nothing bad happened. Lydia couldn’t have been a kinder host including carrying out secret valentines instructions…