Nella’s apartment house is a very relaxing place to stay at the southeastern tip of Sicily. Clean and well-equipped apartment with a nice veranda and huge empty field on the property (I used to take astrophotos with my small telescope, as there is not so much light pollution in this area). Very quiet location, but just a 15 minute walk (or 5 minutes by bicycle) to the small town of Portopalo, where there are plenty of restaurants (for dinner), gelato bars (all day long) and the cafeteria “Candiano” for lunchnwith adjacent small supermarket.
Be sure to have a cellphone, as the ONLY place in town which has WiFi service is Candiano.
Though I did not have a car for transportation, I highly recommend you do, as the public bus “Interbus” currently (due to COVID ?) leaves Portopalo only at 5:15 and 6:55 am.
Do not expect anyone in this area to speak English (it is the countryside of Italy after all !), though there are a few people who can speak a little English.
Nella, is a very pleasant and accommodating host. She kindly provided me with a bicycle for my personal transportation needs, and someone who picked me up by car from the bus when I arrived in Portopalo.