Adriana's home is modern, comfortable and beautiful. The great location in the old town puts you among a wide variety of restaurants and shopping. We were only a two minute walk to the beach, five minutes from La Rocca entrance, and just step out the door to be in the middle of the restaurants and shopping. However, in the at night it was quiet and peaceful.
We drove to Cefalu with our 2 children and my husband's parents. We are from the U.S. and are not as familiar with parking a larger family car in Cefalu. Adriana's husband Paul was very helpful with greeting us upon arrival and directing us on where to park for the week, as well as sharing favorite places to eat and spots on the beach. They even had a few beach toys, umbrella and shopping cart for us to use for groceries. He got us settled in quickly and we were soon off to explore the town.
Paul is also an artist, and upon arrival he presented us with a very pretty painted tile as a gift to take home. The scene was from the region in Sicily. We loved it so much we met up with he and Adriana after our stay to look at more of his work and bought more tiles to bring home. Now we'll have a beautiful reminder of this holiday trip on our walls to see every day.
It was hot during our visit in August, so the apartment fans were helpful to circulate the air conditioning. The two bathrooms were modern and offered plenty of room for 6 people. The beds were large and comfortable. Our kids loved the bunk beds in their room!
We found Food Sicily on via Archimede just of the main beach road as an easy place for groceries, cheeses, meats, olives and wine.
Paul suggested Kentia restaurant and it was definitely a favorite. Get a reservation for the outside deck overlooking the water during sunset. The food was phenomenal.
Our kids also loved Lilie's Club just down the small hill from the apartment. They will be talking about her waffles and crepes for weeks. And my father in law loved the lasagna.
We also really enjoyed Capriccio Siciliano! So much so that we went there 3 separate times. Ask for owner Giuseppe. And if you have time, go during happy hour for a great assortment of delicious breads, cheeses and pâtés with your wine.
A few days we did rent umbrellas and chairs from Lido Apollo bar. It was only 25 euro for the whole day. Reserve at least a day in advance for good spots close to the water, and you just need to arrive by noon to claim. Our kids loved the chilled coconut slices sold by vendors.
This was my second visit to Cefalu, and Adriana's place made this holiday fun and enjoyable for our whole family of 3 generations. We will be back to visit again!