Honestly, we selected the village by mistake (initially we wanted to book something in Taormina, but we had a scaling problem with google maps…), and it came out to be a real gain (we maintain this after visiting Taormina). We do not like places crowded with turists, and shops and products for turists, instead when visiting a new country we prefer to take a peek into how locals live. So this village was a perfect place to spend our first 2 days in Sicily, get the pulse of rural Sicily, try local food, see old and new, listen to locals talking to each other in their own dialect, eavesdrop on the rehearsal of the local (?) symphonic orchestra, see the surroundings (ex. Gole dell'Alcantara) etc.
Salvatore and his apartment gave the keynote to our stay. The property is very spacious, well equipped and sparkling clean. Safe parking place just under your balcony. Salvatore is a perfect host, extremely kind and helpful, promptly answering all our questions. When he does not find the right English expression, he uses translation programs, so we had no difficulty in communication. The glass of local wine and ice cold fresh water waiting for us in the fridge (in a hot day, at the time of siesta when all commercial activity stops) was invaluable.