Taormina is incredibly beautiful and a stay at Vanessa's puts you within steps of the old town. We are exploring Sicily without a car and everything is very doable. We arrived by bus from Catania and took a taxi uphill to the apartment. This made sense in the heat with luggage ! We were greeted by both Vanessa and her mother who made us very welcome. The apartment is cool and well equipped. A balcony to dry your things after a visit to the beach (including a very welcome washing machine) Ocean views from the bedroom over the rooftops to the town below. Very hard to say goodbye to Taormina...beaches, great food, Isola Bella (sigh...) Greek Theatre with Etna views and so much more. So we'll just say...Ciao for now !