Wonderful area around Santo Spirito which is perfect if you want to live centrally but a bit away from the tourist crowded streets of Florence. There were only Italian speaking people at the local coffee bar ;) Lucia greated us at her cozy little studio apartment, and was very welcoming and gave us some good tips for places to eat. Everything that we needed was in the apartment and we could cook our breakfast every morning and enjoy the view of some of Florence rooftops!