Where to start! Staying at Litterio and Maria's place was the experience Airbnb was built for. It was beyond special and magical, and the handful of days we spent there have left memories my girlfriend and I will cherish for years.
Maria was the consummate host, going way above and beyond to make us feel welcome and get us settled into the place. We genuinely felt like we had arrived home after being away for a long time! Not only was she so kind and lovely to us, she is a font of knowledge and expertise - on her recommendation we visited Pollina, somewhere none of our guidebooks mentioned, but was easily one of the most outstanding places we visited.
And let's get the other big part out the way... the terrace and the view! It really has to be seen to be believed - it's the sort of view you can just sit and watch for hours. It's fascinating seeing the view change as the day progresses, from stirring to life in the early hours, through the day, then to sunset and stunning night.
The place itself is wonderful. It has the comfiest bed we slept in Sicily, the bathroom and shower were great, and the kitchen is ideal and has everything you need. There are an abundance of great sized bedrooms as well. The front patio and back terrace are glorious spaces too.
Maria's cats came to say hi most days and we made friends with their wonderful dog too :)
I will say that the road up to the place is no joke. We had an Alfa Romeo Giulietta for the first half of the trip and I genuinely don't think it would have made it (way too low to the ground). We had a Renault Twingo for the second half (a long story involving Catania...) and this was perfect, small and nimble enough, just powerful enough, and high enough as well.
On a wider point, take the time to explore the Madonie Mountains (and use this place as your base!) - it blew our minds that within an hour's drive there was sun-soaked coast of Cefalù to the Madonie Mountains, where we hiked above the tree-line, looking at mountains still with snow at their peaks. It was beyond magical.
All I can say further is that I can't wait to come back!