First trip to Florence with my daughter (on study abroad from UChicago) and wife. Arrived by car from Venice a little later than expected (around 8 pm) because of traffic and met by Luca (property manager for Giulio) at the close by garage (Garage Michelangelo) - about 50 meters up street from apartment. the apartment is in the old city traffic restricted zone (pop-up barrier at night) very close to the Duomo. The garage guy didn't speak much English and initially indicated that we couldn't park there since they were restricted to guests at local hotels - however Luca convinced him to let us stay. The apartment is on the 3rd floor - single large room with double bed and a pull out couch and small kitchen space. The only negative is the bathroom is somewhat dated and the shower didn't drain well. The biggest attraction is the terrace which has a spectacular view of the Duomo and we used it frequently to drink chianti and relax after a hard day visiting the local museums, cathedrals and other locations. Luca gave us some excellent recommendations for local restaurants and we celebrated my daughter's 21st birthday the first night at a restaurant (weirdly named Golden View Open Bar) overlooking the Ponte Vecchio. Highly recommended - I had the Florentine steak. We also took a day trip south to the Chianti region - Greve, Monteriggioni, San Gimigniano. Again a little convincing was required to get us back into the garage - new garage guy. Overall we had a fantastic time staying at Giulio's apartment in Florence.