The venue is intriguing, One does not figure out the size and age of this imposing building before entering the courtyard and spotting a three-storey ficus-magnolia tree at its center! It is in the very heart of popular Palermo, at a stone throw of its Vuccirìa and - slightly farer - Ballarò markets, and the Norman, Baroque and Liberty sectors. Giovanni is a perfect host, mannerly and discreet.