Me, my husband and 14 J.old daughter arrived from Hamburg and stayed for 9 days in Massimilianos Apppartment. We really enjoyed the stay in Catalania & in Sicily. The Appartment was nice, perfect located, a short walk to the market, to many nice restaurant, to the shopping street, to the center. Just perfect!

We rented a small car at the AirPort for a 40 eur per day (Sunny Car) and drove a lot arround the area arround Catania. It is nice to have a car and no problem getting a parking place in front of the appartment or nearby arround the Castle.

We went to the beautiful canyon CAVÉ GRANDE in Avola, which we surely recommand to visit. A pretty tough walk down the stony hill and back up (you need good shoes!), but was really worth it when you arrive down there to take a fresh bath and a sunbath.
We can also recommand to visit the beautiful TAORMINA in the southeast. We took the train from Catanina, which was a great choice and cheap. From there we took the bus all the way up to Taormina, which is located on a hill with a beautful small streets, houses etc.and a nice view in all directions.
The beach there is great, but we visited more often the beach in Giardini Naxos, which we really liked. A 40 Min. drive from Catania.
The beach in Catania is ok, but not so clean and a bit to loud. You have the airport and the big port nearby.

Thank you so much for being a nice host Massimiliano and for all the nice tipps you gave us. You get our best recommendation :)