We spent two weeks in the beautiful and spacious Villa Castiglione 1863 in late October 2021. We were welcomed by Antonio who explained to us some of the property's history, showed us around and introduced us to his mother and the various animals. The yards, pool area and the garden are enourmos and very beautiful, there even is a small chapel belonging to the estate. The villa is well equipped and we felt very comfortable. Two of the three bedrooms are passage rooms.
Antonio, his mother and uncle also inhabit parts of the villa, but we were granted much privacy and only sometimes encountered one of them while caring for the animals, the plants or the pool.
Antonio provided information about nearby shopping opportunities, he recommended beaches, sights and restaurants and was available by phone or text message at short notice if we had any questions.
We were lucky with the weather that was mainly sunny at about 20°C, although the evenings were already a bit chilly. Sometimes it was windy, but the sea was still warm enough to take a swim at one of the many beaches in the area.
The villa was our starting point to explore the island in a two hour radius by car and thereby we have visited Mount Etna, the Valle dei templi near Agrigent, the Castle of Donna Fugata, the baroque cities of Ragusa and Modica and at least three Nature Reserves whereas cava grande del cassibile was most impressing with a very exhausting descent/ascent into a canyon, where a river cascades into natural pools.
All in all we very much enjoyed our stay and would recommend it especially to families. Our kids aprecciated the many animals, particularly the turtle residing in a fountain, the bunch of cats and the horse and dog that live beneath the terrace and follow you around when you take a stroll in the enourmos garden.