Hard to put into words what a wonderful stay I had here! The warmth and hospitality from the hosts I think make it the best AirBnB experience I've had hands down. In addition to the beautiful house, I felt like I had my very own Italian mum thrown in as well (in a good way!), with the lovely Elda bringing round homemade food and delicious cakes, and keeping me topped up with amazing olive oil which they'd made from the olive trees in the garden. As well as the olive trees there was also lots of lemon and orange trees which I could pluck to my hearts content (a very special experience when one is used to buying all this from Tesco!). The house itself is very spacious with an enormous fireplace to keep you toasty in the colder months (I was there in February). The house is positioned just across the valley from the pretty little hill-top town of San Marco (about 40 minute walk), which has a couple of shops with pretty much all you need, as well as a really delicious restaurant (La Macina), which I ended eating at a couple of times -- and even has a museum (the place has a really interesting history). Up from the house there are a few trails/tracks taking you further up the valley or up onto the ridge (where you can see amazing sunsets), and if you've a car you can get out to the beautiful Nebrodi national park very easily. There's also an opportunity for a highly recommended day trip to the amazing island of Vulcano (which has a volcano on it!), and other Aeolian islands beyond for a longer trip. I was working online while I was out there and the internet was very reliable and a good enough speed to do video calls, even stream videos, etc. All in all a great experience and hope to return one day!