Salvatore and Alberto made our stay perfect!
As described meet point at Mc Donald’s, arrival at house and great sharing of top tips! You need a car to enjoy the area!
The house is perfect, air con, clean, all the necessary kitchen utensils etc towels and a starter pack of toilet roll and bins, foil etc and it seems everyone leaves a little something to help the next arrivals! Check the outside cupboard for BBQ charcoal! We didn’t so now there is plenty!!
La Spiga Pizza restaurant was excellent and 4 mins drive away.
Torre Archirafi is a lovely location for evenings drinks.
Etna- we took the cable car then mega jeep tickets to approx 2750m if travelling in August you still need a really good hoody (warm) or coat and good closed trainers/walking shoes.
If going higher you need proper hiking shoes unless planning to walk from cable car in which case really good shoes are needed!
We would recommend visiting Siracusa for the history and beautiful city and Catania for the markets fish and normal- in August get up early parking is so much easier and it is cooler and the market excitement is palpable! Plenty of people eating oysters in the street as you approach midday!
Taormina a must see and try lavender ice cream! Gardini Naxos good parking and great sandy beach and bars and isola Bella lovely swimming and fish spotting! Acitrezza for swimming from the rocks - so clear and beautiful!
All in all a must visit, excellent stay and perfect location and as said previously perfect home from home!