If you have an opportunity, I think this little village (built on the ruins of a Norman castle) is…read moreworth the visit. Take a 45 minute walk from the town or grab a bus to take you up here. If you walk you'll want to plop down at the little café as you enter the village and enjoy some of their biscotti with almond wine/liqueur. From there, wander around the village and ... well, simply enjoy. Check out the well maintained (and active) Chiesa (Church) di San Nicolo di Bari. And um, if you're tired of churches there's a bar in the same square that's full of ... well ... how should I put this? There are several spires, but not religious ones. If you're not the stuffy type, you'll get a kick out of it.

Beautiful villiage with amazing vistas each way you walk. Top of the mountain over Taomarina. Views…read moreof the Mediterranean, and Mount Etna as well as surrounding textured mountains. Lots of cute shops and restaurants in town. You can walk a trail from Taormina, it will be uphill and takes about 40 minutes. There is also a bus for 10 Euro a day that will take you back and forth. This is the furthest a cab will take you up the mountain. From here you take a walkway to a castle that sits high on top for even more magnificent views!

Now, we are talking about an apartment on the island of Ortigia, Siracusa. If you make a choice to…read morebe on your own nothing can beat this. Top floor status with a generous terrace and that's not an underestimation. Modern with everything you need and more. Top quality, a couple of minutes from the Piazza Duomo. And this goes also for the host and his son. You are warmly treated with respect and interested openness. I experienced the morning sunrise and the late evening's starry sky sitting on the terrace and in between the wonderful view over the Ionian Sea and the Baroque buildings of Ortigia.

As you arrive here, it seems to be in what I would consider not one of the nicest neighborhoods…read more Not in a safety sense, but in general. That is, it is not ultra-center town, so you don't walk out right into the piazza or market. As such, looks are quite deceiving. Once you walk in, you find an absolutely beautiful hotel. The common areas are stunning, and the rooms are updated classic... very nice, with excellent touches. The service of the hotel staff is excellent. All extremely friendly and helpful. I certainly will stay here again next time I am in town.

I just arrived at the hotel tonight after a long day of travel and couldn't be more grateful for…read moreAntonio's 5-star service. He helped me with my luggage, found me a room on a higher room for a better view, and promptly replied when I called down for room service (and followed-through with a delicious margherita pizza for 4,50 euro in 30 minutes!) Hotel is charming with a beautiful "winter garden" room where breakfast is served.

There is not a star rating high enough to express how wonderful this hotel is!…read more We were fortunate to stay here for 3 nights on our honeymoon in October of 2022. The building and the setting are absolutely beautiful. We had a room with a balcony that offered incredible views of Mt Etna, the sea, and the amphitheater. The rooms are exceptionally appointed. Ours had a large walk-in closet, a sitting room area equipped with TV and mini bar (plus Nespresso machine), a beautiful bedroom and a very large bathroom. I think the biggest highlight of this room was the balcony, where we took our breakfast every morning. The staff at Timeo seem to be highly committed to creating an experience of excellence for guests. Every morning for breakfast, a butler or two would come to our room, set up a beautiful table on the patio for us and provide all the food we ordered (which, by the way, was included in our room rate and did NOT cost extra! It almost seemed too good to be true.) You want scrambled eggs for breakfast? Done. A plate of prosciutto? No problem. A basket of pastries and a big glass of lemon granita? Done and done. I don't think any breakfast will ever top the ones we had here. We originally had reserved a table at Otto Geleng, but decided upon arrival that we'd rather have a more relaxed (and admittedly, cheaper) meal at Timeo's other restaurant. I would love to experience Otto Geleng in the future, but we have no regrets about the choice we made at the time. The restaurant is beautifully situated on a patio overlooking the town, the volcano, and the sea. You could not have a more romantic setting! The food and service was exceptional. I recall having a lobster pasta that was prepared tableside for me, and some very excellent Sicilian wine. A few additional touches that really put this place over the top for me: slippers and robes included in the rooms; turndown service; the Acqua di Parma bath products; the comfortable lounge chairs on our patio; the beautiful gardens; the beautiful, historic architecture; did I mention the breakfast???

Review is for Ristorante Timeo. Views were great but we got there too late to see the sunset…read more Admittedly, I knew the food was going to be subpar relative to how expensive it is. We went for views, not food. However, since it was too dark to see shit, we focused on the food and... well... it was subpar for what we paid. So there's that.