Pietro and his wife have managed to create a little piece of paradise inside the already stunning town of Ortigia. This is the standard that all AirBnB's should try to achieve. I can't imagine a better way to relax than cooking fish, pasta and vegetables straight from the market and eating them in a truly beautiful private garden with the smell of jasmine in the air. The garden of Lucia was created in honour of Pietro's mother and the love felt shows through in the decoration both inside the building and outside in the garden.
There are not many hosts who are happy to meet at a coffee shop and just chat for a few of hours, or who come to pick you up from the train station when your train is nearly 5 hours late!
Pietro has total love & passion for Ortigia, Sicily, his beautiful family and life in general. We can't recommend this property and it's host enough. We will definitely be returning again.
For the practical aspects, the property is in the heart of the island a five minute walk to the market, the swimming areas & the main shopping street with baby bars & cafes withing a few minutes. The supermarket with stocks everything you need - except black pepper! :-) is a 3 minute stroll.
Ortigia may look small but there's loads to see, we hardly saw all of it in 5 days. We're planning another week already.
Thank you Pietro for an amazing experience