Two short but very soothing days at the confortable, aired, open and sunny stone house. The terrace overlooks the family’s old garden, two old cheerful churches, and the blue sky surrounded by the Etna and his soft neighboring hills. A place to peak at the nearby Ionian Sea, the chaos of beautiful Taormina and other smaller towns, Linguaglossa is quiet but not asleep, far but not remote. Maria quietly awaited us with bread, butter, fruit, jams, wine, cold water and cookies, all fresh and tasty, of course all homemade or grown nearby. Maria and her husband, her friendly daughter and eloquent son (both fluent in English) shared with us their love for the place and were all dedicated hosts. We do plan to return to Linguaglossa and to Maria’s home for a deeper taste of the region, the mythical Etna, a play at the Teatro Greco, wading the Alcantara gorge, the friendly people atop Castelmola, and simply enjoy some of the good life that the Sicilians treasure and share.