We stayed at Maya’s lovely house for a week in early January. We miss it and are already thinking about returning for longer next time. The setting is heavenly and the house is attractive, comfortable and elegant in its simplicity. It’s very quiet and the beds have good mattresses so we slept well. We were able to keep warm in the evening with newly installed radiators and an open fire and then we’d eat out on the terrace in shirtsleeves at lunchtime. The outdoor space is well designed and surrounded by lemon groves. We lazed around in the sun and even went for a swim in the river, you can hear it flowing from outside the house. Maya always messaged back if we had any queries and even sent us a huge box of delicious organic veg. Noto is just 10 minutes away, it’s a beautiful city and there were hardly any tourists, even though winter in Sicily felt like spring to us Londoners.