Me and my sister spent four nights at Angelo’s place and had the most fantastic time. The roof terrace is wonderful — the images don’t do it justice. The apartment itself is spacious and has everything you need, hot hot shower, comfy beds, well stocked kitchen, Angelo even left coffee and water for us when we arrived. The apartment would be great for a family, a group of friends or a couple. The apartment is at the heart of it all, with the amazing Piazza Sant’Anna a few minutes away, which comes alive at night, and at the weekend was full of interesting food stalls and bars. Despite the buzz of the city, the apartment itself is quiet and the terrace feels like it’s in another world. You’re no more than 10–15 minutes for anything you might want or need, really at the centre of the city.
We opted to be picked up by Angelo’s cousin Marco, which was perfect, he told us all about the city as he drove us into town and gave us lots of tips based on things we were interested in — places to eat (street food, nice restaurants), nightlife — and he checked in with us during our stay that we had everything we need.
We loved Palermo — we were visiting for the art biennial Manifesta — but the city stole the show, amazing atmosphere, crazy fun nightlife, the layers of history. One of our favourite things was a street food walking tour, we don’t usually opt for guided tours but this was fantastic, and the ideal way to feel oriented in the city and was a good introduction to the history — we went on the strEATy tour which we’ve heard now is the original and the best, 100% recommend to everyone.
Thanks Angelo and Marco for the best holiday, we will be back as soon as we can.