We had an amazing experience staying in this beautifully restored, extremely comfortable, historic Sicilian villa. The large house is surrounded by a lovely farm of vineyards, pistachio, olive, orange, lemon, and almond trees. It sits on a hill with nice breezes and a 280 degree view of the beautiful valley and town of Pietraperzia with its Norman castle ruins. We flew into Catania, and it was less than an hour drive to the very peaceful countryside.
The small town of Pietraperzia is perfectly centrally located for driving to multiple beautiful sites in Sicily, yet it was off the tourist track (thank goodness). 20 minutes away is Aidone (which has a lovely museum, now home to a famous statue of Aphrodite returned to Sicily by the Getty museum), as well as Villa Romana in Piazza Armerina. We took day trips to Agrigento with its extensive ancient ruin, and even to Cefalu on the north coast. The new highways are amazing, and Pietraperzia has easy access to many of them. When we left the Villa we drove north less than two hours to Trapani, Erice, and Castellammare.
I am so glad we decided to rent this perfect Villa in a great location! We hope to return!