Settignano is a wonderful little town just outside of Florence, that's the perfect getaway from the tourists that tend to take over the heart of the city during vacation season. The bus comes in twenty minute intervals on the weekdays (30 minutes on Sundays), the stop is located less than 3 minutes away from the flat, and a twenty-minute bus ride will take you to Piazza San Marco, which is walking distance from the majority of the sights in Florence.

Luca's studio is hotel-level clean (and no doubt more pleasantly and gorgeously decorated than most mid-range hotels), and Luca, his wife and his sister were delightful people to meet during my stay there.

Florence is a city that is famous for its renaissance art and its food, but also the wonderful view of the entire city and the Tuscan hills from the hills/mountains surrounding it in Fiesole, Piazzale Michaelangelo or the gardens of the Pitti Palace. While I can't say you'll have a view over the city from this flat (but you'll get to see it everyday on the bus ride down), it's just kind of wonderful to live among the hills of Tuscany. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who treasures the calmness of a small town and the delight of getting away.