We travel quite a bit and I have to say that the stay in Florence was one of the best city breaks my wife and I have ever had. The studio flat is in a quiet back street but amazingly only a 3 minute walk from the Ponte Vecchio (which I have to add is right next to a wonderful supermarket with 2 Euro DOCG red wine!). We spent every night cooking and eating the local fruit, veg and meat on the table next to the big and airy open windows...it was just heaven. A 10 minute walk gets you to the Duomo and 20 mins the Accademia but the best thing about the flat was that as it was so close to the centre you could pop back for lunch, for a siesta or just to drop off some shopping before heading out into the city again (especially useful when you visit the undercover food market and buy a 3 kg watermelon!).

We'd definitely stay there again, if only to visit the fantastic local Gelateria (30 ft on the right out the door) and also to see the warmest, laziest grey cat in the world (100ft further on by the metal workshop)!

Patrizia didn't meet us at the flat but she gave us the number of Gerimia, a young lad full of information and with a massive smile, who showed us around the flat and said we could call him night or day about any problems or questions we had.

So thanks, Patrizia for having such a great apartment, it really was the foundation of our 6 fantastic days in your mind-blowingly beautiful city!

Caio, Dan and Maria