Livio was totally welcoming, straightforward and helpful throughout our four nights in Stazzo. The accommodation was spotlessly clean, user-friendly and has the rare luxury of a sea breeze wafting almost continuously throughout. With the sea so close, it was almost like being on a boat. Magic.

We cooked meals, sat on the balcony and went swimming several times a day. We also had time to visit Taormina, Catania and an early morning trip to Etna, followed by a wonderful porcini lunch at Aragona in Zafferana

If you like to swim in a beautiful sea, this is the place for you. I am going to recommend to my friends with young families that the two flats together - for up to 6 people? - would make a wonderfully economic place to use as a base.

The touristic information left in the flat was useful. Now, with my Blue Guide to Sicily in hand, I would like to come back and explore in more detail. It's a rich and diverting place to be, both in terms of cultural history and also in relation to the sporting activities on offer.