Alessandro and his lovely family made this a holiday that we will never forget. Their hospitality, generosity and kindness was beyond what we could have hoped for and by the end of the holiday we felt we were saying goodbye to friends, rather than hosts.
The apartment has a rustic charm that befits it’s great surroundings. It is perfect for young families and our 7 and 5 year old loved hunting for Lizards in the gardens, playing with Neve their cat and their big dog. The Swimming Pool was an ideal size for helping our youngest regain her confidence and swimming ability and for our son to spend his time leaping in and swimming underwater.
Alessandro and his family did an amazing job of making us feel we had the place to ourselves, whilst being on hand to help with anything we needed. This must be especially hard for them to achieve with such a young family themselves, but it is a credit to them that they struck the balance perfectly.
We loved picking their fresh tomatoes and basil to go with our pasta, were really grateful for the fresh pesto and olive oil that they gifted to us and the boat trip they took us on was a very special afternoon for us.
The apartment is well positioned for exploring Siracusa/Ortigia to the North, but also Noto to the South and there are plenty of beaches to explore in and around Fontane Bianche and further afield including down on the southern tip at Marzamemi and Portopalo di Capo Passero. If you like a relaxed cocktail in a great setting overlooking the sea, Castillo Tafuri is well worth a visit there.
This was one of our favourite family holidays to date and all the more special after initially missing out because of Covid travel restrictions. We are so glad we rebooked and were able to actually spend longer there than we had originally intended.