We had a wonderful time at Calo's house. The house is just beautiful, restored with orginal materials and know-how in an orchard of citrus, mulberry, fig, nut etc trees. We explored the area with our 4 kids (5-15) - trips to Etna, Alcantara gorge, Syracusa etc are all very feasible. Calo and his wife are lovely hosts - we arrived rather late and they welcomed us with pizza and granita - very mindful and touching. We can only highly recommend Calo's house!