A beautiful apartment, spotlessly clean and with a welcome pack of food and wine.valentina and her family are warm and welcoming, and valentines English is excellent. The views from the terrace are gorgeous, etna, the sea and country side. We had a meal with the family (for which you pay a little extra) which was excellent, beautiful food, beautifully cooked and fun. Catania is a big city with lots of one way systems, we got lost a lot. Word of advice, when driving, particularly in the middle of Catania, keep doors locked and windows shut, we were car jacked, although he got nothing but a kick. The fish market and the old part of Catania is worth a visit, parking is nigh on impossible, but it was easy to park in the piazza Palestrina and walk to the duomo on the via garibaldi (quite a walk).We really enjoyed staying here, a trip to Taormino is well worth the visit. Caltagirone is quite a way away but a lovely town. We also visited Syracuse and ortigia, both beautiful. We have had a good time, but it was good to come back to the apartment, a little oasis.