Sleep beneath an eighteenth century ceiling

Aurora is the suite of the B&B, room number one. Above the bed opens an eighteenth century frescoed ceiling in pale blue and gold, with stucco work, flower medallions and painted birds you can study without leaving your pillow. Everything below it is new: a double bed with a soft upholstered headboard, light blue linens, night blue curtains and Liberty style lamps that glow like glass flowers after dark. The double room sleeps up to three guests and has a private bathroom, air conditioning, a TV and free wifi. It sits on the first floor of a historic palazzo in the historic centre of Catania, one kilometre from the Duomo. Breakfast is included.

Alice is room number two. The wall behind the bed is painted a warm dove grey and carries a triptych of gilded leaves on a dark ground; pull back the charcoal curtains and you find a small balcony over the street. The palette is calm and easy on the eyes, from the bedspread in natural tones to the white ring lamps on the bedside tables, with a wooden wardrobe and ceiling spotlights for the evening. It is a double room for up to three guests, with a private bathroom, air conditioning and free wifi. The B&B occupies the first floor of a historic palazzo in the historic centre of Catania, breakfast included and everything within walking distance.

Federica is room number three, the green one. A sage green curtain softens the morning light, and above the bed three lotus flower panels on a dark ground pick up the room's colours of sand and bronze. The double bed has an upholstered headboard and a sand coloured bedspread, the high ceiling keeps the room fresh and quiet, and the bedside ring lamps are just right for reading at night. This double room takes up to three guests and comes with a private bathroom, air conditioning and free wifi, breakfast included. It is on the first floor of a historic palazzo in the historic centre of Catania, minutes on foot from Via Etnea and the Teatro Bellini.

Miriana is room number four, the softest of the four. Above the bed, a triptych of large white and gold blooms on a dark ground sets the tone, together with the light bedspread in small patterns and the warm glow of the bedside lamp. The wooden door with its name plate opens onto the corridor of the B&B, a few steps from the breakfast room. It is a double room with a double bed for up to three guests, with a private bathroom, air conditioning and free wifi, breakfast included. You are on the first floor of a historic palazzo in the historic centre of Catania, one kilometre from the Duomo.