Giacomo Valli_Florence - Jet Set Life

extreme. But however, I would certainly advise to visit during you know, starting from spring
and ending like beginning of fall.
So mid April, say, until mid October is the ideal; hopefully, excluding August because it’s way
too hot. But the other times, certainly spring and September are the best moments because the
weather is absolutely perfect.
Rob: Okay, so how would you say Florence is, compared to… how expensive is Florence I should
say, as compared to the rest of Europe? Is it on par with you know, let’s say other major cities in
Europe, is it more expensive, less expensive?
Giacomo: Well, considering that as I told you it’s kind of a big town, it is quite expensive. You
know, I would put it up there with some major capitals, but in the end Florence is capital of
arts, you know; it has so much to offer and obviously people live off tourism so you kind of have
to pay for that. And bringing a lot of big city services to a little town; that also has a price, which
you have to pay for naturally.
Rob: So you mentioned that you went to an American school; are there a lot of Americans that
live in Florence in your experience?
Giacomo: Yeah, certainly. There’s the two of the biggest: American and British communities
living here, so yeah, they’re… a big part of the population are expats living here in Florence.
Rob: If someone wanted to take and spend-­‐ we have a considerable amount of people who will
travel for extended periods of time; some of our subscribers, you know, will go for 6 months,
and they’ll rent a place.
So, let’s say that somebody wanted to get a great apartment, maybe 1 bedroom, maybe 2
bedrooms something like that in the center of town, how much would somebody pay … not
out in the region of.. I know the whole region is Tuscany, but not out like in Chianti, but
somewhere right in the city? How much would somebody expect to spend for rent?