My family lives in this building since 1954. My grandmother Maria Augusta Gori Casanuova, at that time bought the Ottolenghi di Vallepiana Palace and made the whole second floor built where now you can find the M&G apartment.
She was a widow of war as my granfather Giulio Gori (frame on the left in the picture) was killed in August 1944 while he was walking few bloks away from their house by a german soldier who shooted at him from a roof, just few days before the Americans arrived to liberate the city.
My grandmother was suddenly alone with my father of three years old but she was a strong woman and thanked to her my family live in the building since the end of the ’50.
Since 2005 I rent the apartment to people from all over the the world through Airbnb, Booking.com, Plum Guide or just myself. It was where my grandmother Maria Augusta Casanuova Gori used to live In the early 60’s she made built the whole second floor take advantage of the wide space among the first floor and the roof. Now the three windows on the right side of the palace facade are the ones of M&G Apt.