On our first visit to Italy we spent 3 weeks in Tuscany and visited Florence briefly. We promised ourselves we would return for a longer visit to Florence someday. For this visit we wanted to experience what living in this beautiful city would be like. Finding this apartment in the Oltrarno was just perfect! We are walkers so the 3 flights up and down each day was just what we wanted to keep our legs strong! And the addition of that sweet Jasmine covered balcony was just wonderful. Coffee overlooking the back of Brancacia Chapel or wine and cheese while listening to the bells of Cestello Chuisa? Waving to neighbors on their balcony or working in their garden. The apartment is light- filled (skylights!)and airy,neat and clean and with so,so comfortable beds. Having the 2 bathrooms was a real plus. The whole apartment was so clean and freshly painted. Both bathrooms and the kitchen had been recently redone- we loved the new tile and glass in the bathrooms! And when Ruth's Grandaughter visited us from Portugal for 4 days there was plenty of room for all of us.
We had all the appliances needed to fix oh so tasty dinners of fresh pasta from Mercato Central.
It is a short walking distance to the grocery store and to the cheese, fruit and vegetable shops where we visited with friendly locals. It was also located within easy walking distance to most major attractions.
Claudia is a dream landlord. So welcoming- texting us on arrival day to make sure we got in Ok then providing guidance and help whenever we asked for it, setting up our taxi for us when we left Florence.
We hope Claudia will come visit our part of the world someday and we can return some of that generosity and goodwill she shared with us!