A beautiful oasis nestled in an olive, lemon and vegetable garden on the lower slopes of Mount Etna. The large terrace (and house) is well secluded and there is enough shade under the olive tree and awning to hang out on the terrace all day surrounded by 300 year old olive trees, as well as lemon, orange, pomegranate, fig and other fruit trees. You can even collect eggs from the small hen house. The house and garden/smallholding are so carefully, thoughtfully and lovingly maintained and the host was both very attentive and respectful of our privacy. You feel like you are suddenly miles from anywhere in a Sicilian paradise! There is a water tower with stairs you can easily climb for a wonderful view of the town of Belapasso and Etna - we were even lucky enough to see an eruption and watched the lava glow in the evening with wine in hand from the top of the water tower (after applying lots of mosquito repellent!) The house has fantastic air conditioning and a very large comfortable bed, the mosquitoes didn't get in the house, and there are many nice touches. There is a lovely open air swimming pool about 150m away, and supermarket about 200m away - but having your own transport is advised if you are not comfortable walking to these (and the beautiful town of Belpasso) without pavements/sidewalk.
Grazie Mille Silvana! We would love to come back one day!