Amazing location in heart of Siracusa, 10 minute walk to beautiful Ortigia, bang next to bus and train station with convenient free parking. Literally you can roll out of bed and visit many of the UNESCO world heritage towns from Taormina to Ragusa. Beach is nearby to visit also. Its a great base to explore eastern Sicily. The flat was lovely - all mod cons with those little touches: bottle of wine, water, milk, coffee, etc. Nice to have a kitchenette, iron, wi-fi, TV, radio and hair dryer. The air con was hardly needed as it was a lovely cool space. Beautifully decorated and all brand new. Very chic! Marco was the most amazing host and very friendly. He provided lots of top tips from travel, food to where to drink. It was very easy to get to the flat from Catania airport as the bus was literally outside of the terminal and costs 6 euros each. Marco greeted us so we didn't get lost. Every day he answered our queries by text on simple things to help us build our sightseeing itinerary. Our favourite was the apertivo with nibbles in the main square of Ortigia every evening. It is not an expensive place to eat or drink. There's many sites of historical and archeological interest from Greek, Roman to Baroque. We loved the churches and the odd Caravaggio. We have always rented apartments and travel very regularly - by far this has been the best experience we have ever had: the best flat, the best host, and the best baroque UNESCO town. Many Italian / Sicilian places are overrated or expensive. We were absolutely pleased with the entire experience and the apartment was exceptional value! Many thanks to Marco - he made our holiday special!