Silvia made us feel very welcome and showed us all the things we needed to know during our stay. She also very helpfully told us about some good restaurants and the best nearby stop to catch the airport bus. Although the apartment was in a lively area we found it quiet at night, and there was a very useful late-opening corner shop to get supplies. It was a good location for exploring local markets and the passeggiata, and we went everywhere on foot - the Duomo, churches, palazzos, the central train station. The apartment is up several steep flights of stairs, but the reward is a lovely roof terrace at the top.