Casa Itaca is a wonderfully quiet, idyllic and authentic place. You can pick your own herbs and lemons in the garden. Or just relax on the terrace with a perfect sundown, while listening to the geckos sing.

Unfortunately we weren’t able to meet Orietta, but her husband Franco is very friendly and helpful. He even invited us for home made wine and antipasti.

Pollara is a great community of very friendly people. There’s two restaurants and a snackbar. The rocky beach is within a 10 min walk from the house. Down there the people from the snackbar will provide you with air mattresses, parasols or kayaks—which I strongly recommend—as well as cool drinks and salads.

You’ll need to drive to the next town called Malfa, for a supermarket and other amenities. We got around by bus just fine, although this is not the most flexible way to travel around the island.