In one word, stunning. To come back to this art-filled loft after a day walking through the Uffizi and the Accademia is indescribable. Steps from the Mercato Centrale, where you can eat meal after meal without getting bored, or sit at a bar tasting local wines and the best cheese and charcuterie ever. A short walk (and I mean short!) and you can be whisked away by bus or train to have lunch in Chianti or bike the walls in Lucca. Paola is a perfect host and it is amazing that she would share her gorgeous apartment with others. For a family of four with children 10 and 13 it was perfect.