On the day of our arrival Paolo was away on business. We were welcomed by his wife and son, Gianmarco. Both very lovely people. They assisted us with our luggage up a steep narrow staircase to the apartment.

They showed us the local market, the supermarket, and points of interest on a map of Florence.

Provision were in abundance. There was no need to go shopping immediately. The supermarket and local market were very close, so too were the tourist sites.

The apartment was clean and tidy, with an extremely well equipped kitchen. The two showers were on the small side and a larger man may have difficulty. On our day of departure a very charming Paolo arrived at the apartment. He assisted us with our luggage down the awkward stairs and drove us to that station.

Paolo is such a lovely person, we could have spent an extra day there just chatting to him. He offered to buy us coffee but I was concerned that we might be late for our train.

We loved Paolo’s apartment.
John Brennan