Agnese's apartment is on a great street in Florence, and while it's just a couple of blocks from the Galleria dell'Accademia, the area feels very local. There are several restaurants close by, and great shops along her street. Our very favorite restaurant was Antica Trattoria da Tito - so delicious and fun!

Agnese's father was supposed to meet us at the apartment at 3:00 pm, but we arrived earlier than expected. I rang the bell, thinking no one would actually be there, but he poked his head out the window to see who was there, and happily let us go ahead and come in an hour early. He was still getting the apartment ready, but went ahead and showed us around and gave us the keys so we could go get lunch. He apologized so many times for the apartment not being ready -- but we were early, so he had no reason at all to apologize!

The apartment is really beautiful -- so old and full of character. They left lots of snacks/breakfast items, wine, and some drinks in the fridge, which we really appreciated. We loved being able to open the windows in the living room and being able to hear/see the activity out on the street, but also being able to close them at night and have it quiet. This is an apartment I could definitely live in!