We had an amazing time in Giovanni and Claudia’s stunning villa.
The outdoor area was gorgeous, the pool was huge, it was just the right temperature and our girls 10 and 13 would have spent the whole holiday in there if they could. The garden and outdoor area was very pretty and there was a comfy hammock, garden furniture, table tennis table, badminton racquets and also a BBQ that we didn’t use, basically everything you could want.
The villa was simply beautiful, huge, spotlessly clean and just like the pictures. Lots of bedrooms, bathrooms, fully furnished kitchen/family room, laundry area, lounge, smart tv, WiFi, it even had a coffee machine and they kindly supplied all the basic items you need (so go first before doing a shop).
It was very near the metro into central Catania which was nice, but you do definitely need a car to get around the island.
We found some nice local places Mr Aranchino is a must, the local bakeries were lovely, Liska in the central market, Savage had lovely mini cakes and we did a fab pasta course at the little pasta shop in the centre of town booked on air b&b le-antiche arti della pasta (do at the start of your holiday as the pasta takes a day or two to dry). Also go to Aci Castello for a few hours which is very pretty and La Luna a very small unassuming cafe has lovely salads/food.
Giovanni also kindly arranged a 4x4 your for us to Etna which was really worth doing, the guide picked is up from the villa which was great.
All in all we had an amazing time, we felt privileged to stay in such a beautiful home and Giovanni and his son who met us and came over a few times were so accommodating and extremely helpful and we really couldn’t have asked for more. Thank you for an amazing stay.