This was the first visit to Sicily and, though two of us spoke Italian and we’d spent years in northern Italy, we didn’t know what to expect in Sicily. We were welcomed with warmth and lots of useful information by Maria and found a beautifully decorated house and a quiet place to rest after full days exploring Palermo. There was food and coffee available and we made use of it but I always liked to get fresh croissants from the cafe across the road. Just a few meters from the Airbnb is a fresh vegetable, fruit, and fish market. We shopped there for food. So this place had everything for a few days or longer to explore this amazing city.