Staying with Giuseppe and Elvira in their exquisite home was a highlight of our trip to Sicily! I can't recommend it highly enough.

Their beautiful and grand historic house (which has been in their family for many generations) is set among citrus orchards. The two large rooms are located on the upper floor. One with a view down to the sea and the other to Mt Etna.

We rented both rooms (we were two couples) and this meant we had another communal space to ourselves also. The rooms were large, clean, with big windows and very comfortable. The house is full of character, the walls covered in art and bookshelves and there is grand piano in the communal sitting room.

The house is located 5 minutes drive to the motorway so you can get to Taormina and Syracuse for day trips quite easily. Getting to the bottom of the Mt Etna's cable car is a fun 40 minute drive up the mountain. I'd suggest you would want a car to make the most of this Airbnb (and this region of Sicily).

One particular highlight was the food. Giuseppe and Elvira are incredible cooks and we ate restaurant quality meals in their grand dining room. We ate two dinners and all breakfasts there. I should say the sumptuous breakfast - with cheeses, meats, home made bread and pastries, jugs of fresh orange juice and espresso coffee - was unforgettable.

Giuseppe and Elvira were warm and welcoming and treated us like friends. They know (and love) Sicily and ensured we made the most of our time in the Etna region and beyond. They helped us with choosing restaurants, fine tuning our itinerary and even a flat tire.

Thank you for having us - I hope we can return.