The apartment was very nice to relax but it quite far from a lot of services so you'll definitely need a car ! Riposto is not far and is good for doing your grocery shopping but other than that it is very quiet ! Its a 40 minute drive to Catania and a 30 minute drive to Taormina - we absolutely loved Taormina. We were a little disappointed that the swimming pool wasn't open this time of year but apparently it was all written in the description so read it well ! Aurelia was lovely and it was very easy to organise the trip with her. Thank you Aurelia !