We had a great stay at Gio's amazing place, it was one of the highlights of our trip to Italy. His apartment is located in the best part of Florence, slightly away from the tourist centre, with very good restaurants and bars. Gio is fun, friendly and sociable and I loved being surrounded by so much art. His cat Ciccio is gorgeous.

Bring earplugs to sleep at night even if you like to stay out late, because the neighbours can be loud (or Gio might have a party, but if he does you should join in, because his friends are lots of fun). We got earplugs on our second day and slept well after that!

Thanks Gio, we had a lovely time!