Our host Giorgio, contacted me on the day we were to arrive to Ortigia offering a lift from the train station in Siracusa to the apartment in Ortigia. I said it was totally unnecessary however he insisted, which was lovely of him. We were met by his dad, a lovely man, his dad had to do two trips as their was 7 of us and he had a small car!!. When we got to the apartment we met Giorgios' mam, a lovely, warm, welcoming woman. Giorgios' parents made us feel very welcome. The apartment was even better than we hoped for. The location is perfect, 2 minutes from the local market which is full of great local fresh food. Their is loads of really good restaurants, wine bars, coffee shops, all in walking distance of the apartment. Also we were walking distance from a small sandy beach. We would love to go back again.