This apartment was great for shopping! It was footsteps from the best food/produce market in Tuscany, and next to that a street-vendor marketplace for goods that attracts tourists and locals alike. Every day we strolled and shopped, always finding something new and interesting. The important tourist attractions are a short walk away.
The apartment has a very "urban" feel. It took us a few days for our teenaged daughters to become accustomed to the loitering crowd near the building doors (that stay until late in the night), but we had no problems and enjoyed every aspect of the neighborhood. This apartment was a good value for us.