Ciro and family have an amazing apartment and are great hosts. Awakening to see the Duomo right outside your bedroom window is something that’s hard to beat! Sure, because of that there’s a bit of pedestrian and taxi traffic noise outside but that’s a tradeoff we’d take any time.

Finding our way home was always easy - we just had to head for the Dome. Plenty of great places to eat and drink and get gelato nearby, and Ciro emailed us a nice list of off-the-beaten-path local establishments and things to do was well.

The apartment itself was huge with lots of windows. The bedroom also had a nice sitting area where we relaxed and sipped home-made wine that our host graciously provided for us. There is another bedroom and a dining/sitting room with TV etc but we ended up never using it. The kitchen was well equipped, and the bathroom (with shower) met all our needs as well.

Everything was perfect for our stay and we had a great visit to Florence.