We enjoyed our vacation at Marcello’s very much! Villa is great and definitely has a character, the garden is just amazing, with the smells of herbs, beautiful cactuses and succulents, lemon trees and soft grass. We were traveling with a toddler and have spent a lot of time playing and running and reading in the garden. The beach is just a few minutes away and is perfect for small kids but also was great for adults. Fontaine Bianche itself is not very vibrant, but Siracusa and Noto are just a short drive away. We spent a bigger part of vacation without a car though, and taking a train to both Siracusa and Noto is super easy and quick. To go back at night would have to get a taxi/driver. We didn’t travel too much but if you want to travel around the island, this would be a perfect base. For grocery shopping: you can only find basics in FB, so you need a car to drive to a bigger town or to auchan (25mins). I walked a couple of times to cassibile (2km) for fresh fish and meat, but the first part of the road does not have a pedestrian zone. There is a couple of nice bakeries in FB (tortuga and vela) where you can buy nice croissant and drink a coffee, but also some sandwiches and pizzas and arranchinis. Marcello is a great host, he knows all the best restaurants in the area and is very responsive and was really helpful with everything, easy to talk to and very friendly. We’ve spent a month there and we loved it!