Giovanni and Lucia's place is the perfect home away from home in Alicudi and Giovanni and Lucia are the perfect hosts. The house is just as the pictures show, with lots of quiet spaces outside for eating, resting, reading and admiring the unsurpassed view of the harbour, the sea, and the islands of Filicudi, Salina, Lipari and Sicily in the distance. The island is more peaceful than you can imagine, but well provided with a great restaurant / bar for aperitif, granita, and delicious food (l'airone). There are fisherman who will sell you fresh fish, a grocer with fresh and delicious produce, and most of all beautiful remote rocky beaches from which to swim. And the house is close enough to the sea that you can swim in the morning, come back up for lunch on the terrace, and sleep and swim again in the afternoon. This is not the case for most of the houses on the island!! Giovanni and Lucia are part of the wonderful fabric of this very special place and looked after us like family. Thank you!