This is an extraordinary home! We spent one week at the villa as a family reunion with 7 adults in February/March.

The villa is spacious and well-furnished, with excellent lighting, a completely equipped kitchen, and fine linens. We enjoyed several home-cooked meals, served on fine china in the large dining room. The villa has amazing architectural details and decorations, and is a marvelous melding of 20th century comforts and 18th/19th century design details. It is clearly a home that has been well-loved and lovingly furnished.

The villa is on a private gated street. The grounds are huge and beautifully landscaped with about 20 citrus trees and kiwi vines. We were fortunate enough to enjoy both kiwi and citrus from the grounds. Unfortunately we didn’t get to use the beautiful swimming pool because it was closed for the winter. Though it was beautiful in the winter, the house can get drafty.

Paul is a superb host. Prior to arriving in Sicily, he answered all of our questions quickly and thoroughly. When we had problems, he promptly fixed them and did everything he could to make our stay comfortable and happy.

We enjoy walking, and had assumed that we would be able to walk into town, since it is only 1km from the villa. However, the main street outside of the villa has fast-moving traffic and no shoulder, so it is not suitable for walking. We found that we could drive just a few minutes from the villa to get to long, winding, quiet streets with beautiful views of the sea and Mt. Etna.

Thank you, Paul, for sharing your family home with our family.