as i prepare for our next trip (northern spain) i am reminded of our most recent trip to sicily and how much we loved it. one of the absolute highlights of this trip was staying in modica at the casa talia. i can't stop thinking about our beautiful room (actually a tiny stone house with just a bedroom and bathroom)... more

My husband and I spent three nights at the Hotel Talia in mid May of 2008. Located at the edge of a hill on one side of a narrow valley high above Modica, the hotel has stunning views across the valley to the old town with its beautiful baroque buildings. The view at night when the buildings are lit is... more

This is a small B&B owned and run by two architects who designed the rooms. Finding the Casa was no small feat. The directions on the Casa's website were pretty vague and it we couldn't find an atlas with the streets of Modica labeled. The atlas worked for getting us to Modica, but to find the Casa, we used the... more

Casa Talia is indeed in a beautiful setting. But the Cedro room we had was very small as was the bathroom. As others have warned, you will have to call to have the owner help you carry your luggage up several flights of stairs, which could be a problem for some people. For a B&B, the gentleman owner was polite,... more

I found Talia when doing a lot of internet research for our one month trip to Sicily. Didn't know if we would get to Modica but I kept the info. We decided to go to Modica becasue I had heard it was one of the less traveled of the World Hertitage Baroque cities. We arrived by train, walked into town... more

When we planned our trip to Sicily I feared this might be the least succesful part of the itinerary from the children's point of view (aged 7 and 4) - very much a city stay and as we knew there was no pool and we would be some drive from any beach. In fact when the children recall their holiday... more

Yes, it is a bit difficult to find ... most good things are. Yes, the parking lot is a bit of a walk, but it's not really that far and they were in the process of building a much closer lot. It is located, afterall, in the old Jewish ghetto with its small alleys, so it's not possible to have... more

Non ce ne saremmo più voluti andare via. Un ambiente ristrutturato con gran gusto e le poche ma ben curate... more

assolutamente sopra la media delle strutture ricettive della Sicilia. E non solo. Tutto è curato nei minimi particolari. Davvero insolita... more