We spent two fantastic weeks at Fortunato’s house. His parents welcomed us, and although we speak no Italian and they speak little English we managed to communicate adequately. We were welcomed with some basic groceries, biscuits etc, to get us started. They visited regularly to water the garden and supplied us with a procession of fresh fruit from the gardens and various home-made items. The house and gardens are very secluded and the pool is great - more or less brand new when we stayed, and it’s got jacuzzi jets and coloured lighting for that late-night swim. Everything was clean when we arrived, with lots of towels including pool towels. Kitchen is well stocked with utensils, more colanders than you could use in a lifetime and a big fridge-freezer. We used the barbecue outside and also the wood-fired pizza oven, which really was a fun novelty for us. It was very useful to have an outside dining and kitchen area and outside toilet and shower. The house is quite isolated, which is exactly what we were looking for, but it means that a car is essential to get there, and you need to drive to get to restaurants and shops. We couldn’t have asked for a better place to stay for our first visit to Sicily.