At our arraval (much later than planned), the hosts awaited us on the main road and led us via a beautiful drive up to the appartment in the old hunting estate. Here, we were given a short tour through our appartment and the estate and we were amazed at how complete (washing machine, terrace, Marrocan-styled living room) and beautifully decorated (old-farmhouse and typical Italian elements) everything was. The hosts had prepared some food for us and made all arrangements for the baby (chair, bed, etc.), which made us feel more than welcome. The neighbors in the other appartment (9 appartments in total in the estate) invited us for pizza, which they had just prepared themselves in one of the traditional pizza-ovens available for the guests, a fantastic start of our stay.

The next morning we were even more amazed when strolling around over the lush countryside estate. The view from our appartment was right over the bay of Castellammare del golfo and the view from the beautigul infinity pool was by chance even more amazing! The nicely decorated apparments are connected by graceful paths with on both sides lined with trees and bushes with all sorts of fruits (pommegrades, plumbs, lemons, oranges, figs, dates, etc.) ready to be plucked and eaten. Hammocks, pizza-ovens and a place (including axe) to cut wood for to use them, lounge chairs next to the pool, chickes, goose, many cats, a ping-pong table with a great view, the small chapel and the friendly neighbors made this stay more than memorable. I felt so relaxed and at home that I chose this location to propose to my girlfriend, and she said yes!

I would also like to emphasize on the close vicinity of the many great tourist attractions. The beautiful temple and amphitheatre at Segesta were a great surprise (and in our humble opinion even better than those near Agrigento). Erice, the beach at Scopello, the beautiful village of Terrassini, the Cathedral of Monreale and of course Palermo (including fantastic food markets) were all great trips that are easily reached from the estate.

Finally, I would like to thank the hosts for our stay and congratulate them on maintaining their beautiful, green and lush estate in such a great condition. Their hospitality (they raced straight from Palermo to bring a spare key when our neighbors locked themselves out of their appartment) did not go unnoticed and made us feel super relaxed. Thanks again!