Villa Madallena is fantastic, a really lovely place with a fantastic garden. The changes in level give it a lovely character and it felt like a lot of space just for us.
The pool is simply superb and we spent a great deal of time, at all times of the day, swimming and relaxing in there. Beautiful sunsets were on view along with impressive firework displays in the distance (one so loud we thought it was Etna erupting!).
Rossana (the local keyholder) and her team in Sicily were fantastic looking after us when we needed them for which we can't praise them enough, and the Freelance-Holidays team were very quick to answer any queries we had.
One of the bedrooms had an odd 'round the corner' window...but then we realised it was a door onto a tiled roof terrace with stunning views!
The coast is just a short walk away and the swimming here is absolutely stunning with crystal clear water and lots of fish. The actual 'get-in' point has limited flat space so you may need to choose your time carefully in high season we suspect (we were there at the end of the summer so a good bit quieter).
Being just 20 minutes from easy parking in Syracuse was excellent, along with Rossana's recommendations for an amazing fish monger and the best ice-cream in Syracuse.
We would have no hesitation in recommending this villa as a holiday destination, you won't be disappointed.