Mauro's apartment was beautiful - exactly as the pictures showed. It was incredibly clean and nicely decorated. The view was absolutely stunning, and had the weather been warmer, we would have spent nearly all of our time on the terrace! Alas, it was January and chilly, but still nice to enjoy the view. Laura met us in town and let us follow her up the windy streets to the apartment, and showed us where to park. She and Giovanni (Mauro's dad) gave us a warm welcome at the apartment - they had bought basic groceries (pasta, sauce, fruit, coffee, milk), plus wine, and some of Monica's famous chocolate. They also had an amazing guidebook to Modica, with their favorite restaurants, places to grocery shop, opening hours of churches and museums, etc. plus a map. We had a great stay, and I loved walking up and down the stairs into town each day - Modica is really a magical place.