Our Italy-2015 journey started in Florence, heart of Toscana. And it’s great that we chose Lorenzo’ apartment!

Firstly, the apartment is situated just in few steps from Florence Duomo. And to be honest, it’s really close to all famous places in Florence. Yes, the streets are overcrowded with tourists but this is Florence, and we are the same tourists as well ;)

Ok, let’s imagine incredible situation – you’ve visited Uffizi / Santa Croce / Vecchio / Santo Spirito / Baboli Gardens and so on, and all palazzos, you’ve made fascinating panoramas at piazzale Michelangelo and so on… and even after that your senses of awesomeness aren’t overfilled completely. What should you do? Keep in mind that Firenze Santa Maria Novella train station and local bus station is just in 10 minutes walk from the apartment. So get there and take a local bus or train for daytime trip to smaller Toscana cities – Siena worth visiting definitely! Wanna shopping? Free bus to Firenze outlet starts from this bus station too.

Next – get back to Florence for a dinner ;) Thanks to Lorenzo – he can recommend the best non-tourist places to eat, to drink, to chill out. And why only dinner? Quick breakfast options:

* great Firenze Mercato (farmers’ market) in 3 minutes from apartment. Go to the Basilica di San Lorenzo and find the leather market here, the entrance to Mercato will be there. Second floor is a great food court where you can taste all Toscana farmers’ products presented!
* And you can get all these cheese / meat / pastas / spices and so on at the first floor to cook it at home – there is a full-equipped kitchen in Lorenzo’ apartment! Even dish washing machine for lazy ones (never met this in our Airbnb apartments rented).
* Don’t forget to check Eataly, and few more other smaller shops around the Duomo area – you can easily find something to cook home if needed.

To sum up: the apartment in the heart of historical Florence, fully equipped, close to Firenze SMN and bus station, Mercato and other places for a meal… And of course I should add awesome Lorenzo’ hospitality who met us at SMN, recommended aperitives at Zoe’s and helped with table order at Osvaldo’s and so on, and he was always in touch if we got any question. Grazie, Lorenzo, you really made our stay in Florence unforgettable!