The apartment building is accessed through the courtyard of this famous ceramics shop on Via Guicciardini. The apartment building entrance can be seen at the back of this photo with a statue of a dog standing guard. These apartments are on the 3rd and 5th floor and have balconies that overlook this courtyard. Their balconies are in the same position as the second floor balcony you can see above the dog.

The living room is furnished with a sofa that converts to a bed and an easy chair. An antique hutch holds dishes and the television set.  

Antique hutch. There are actually two apartments and that is why this one appears slightly different than the one pictured above. The layout is identical between them and the furnishings are very similar, although not exactly the same.

Two windows in the living/dining room overlook a large internal courtyard. The air conditioning unit for the apartment is located above the narrow window.

Two windows in the living/dining room bring in a lot of light. The dining room table seats four very comfortably.

The large entry way features a desk and shelf. Full height French doors open onto the balcony.

The balcony with a tiny table for two, perfect for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine in the evening while you watch the goings on in the neighborhood. This balcony faces all the other balconies on the inside of the large block of buildings.

The bedroom also opens onto the balcony. You can see the vine-covered trellis on the balcony through the tall French doors. The bed fills the end of the room with space on each side for a shelf with reading lights. The room also holds an armoire for your clothes.

The small, separate kitchen is has a four burner gas stove top, microwave, and dishwasher.

A window in the kitchen overlooks the same large courtyard as the living/dining room windows.

The bathroom lies between the kitchen and the living/dining room. It is tiled with ceramic that has a marbled pattern. It is equipped with a step-in shower.

This building stands where once stood the home of Niccolo Machiavelli and where he wrote the history of Florence. The building was bombed in 1944 but a few of the blackened beams of the original building are built into the current structure above the plaque pictured here.

The apartment is a two minute walk from the Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in Florence. It bustles with commerce, having a concentration of jewelry stores. The gallery above the stores is a museum.

Great location in the charming Oltrarno district and convenient to all the grand sights of Florence.

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Approximate layout of the Ponte Vecchio apartment that respects the relative position of the rooms.