Hi all,
We were searching for some peacefull place to enjoy the beautiful nature there. The summer house of Silvana was perfect for this. Our children could stay outside all the time, since the garden was bigger as expected, has planty of different citrus trees, olives and cactis, small lizards and some hens. They even have a pomegranate tree! There are also large vulcan stones in the garden that make it looks very natural.
The house is not big, has no room separates, so it doesn't fill tight. It has boiler for warm water. Floor tiles, furniture and terrace make you believe the house was build with love and for the family itself first and not for rent. The terrace have a large olive tree that gives you some shade. So you can easy take you meals outside.
The house is located 5 min from Belpasso itself and you can drive there and park at "parco urbano". All the ground of the house is separated by hence, so you are save :) but you can't really leave the place by feet, since the road has no way for passagers. Belpasso itself is very nice and unexpectedly tidy. There are some baker and a nice fish store, that better be visited in the morning till all the fish is gone.. :) you can also visit the touristic point, they were very friendly to us and happy to tell more about the town.
If you want to go to Etna, than just drive ca. 30 minutes to the lift. Since it is not far away you can easely get there at 9 and it will still be not so crowded.
The nearest beach is in Catania. It is long and we could find a nice place for us a little bit more outside easely. It takes only ca. 40 minutes to get there.
There also Taormina and plenty other places to visit, but we stayed only few days, so next time :)
Silvana met us to give the keys as we arrived and spend a very nice evening afterwards with us. She also kept giving frienldly advices through our journey all the time we needed it or just were sharing our impressions. We are very happy to have her as our host. Our children loved Silvana and her husband a lot and hope to meet them again some day.
best wishes from marroquin's family