The house is made up of the old possibly barn conversion with Thick walls that keeps the Sicilian heat at bay (with the help of the air conditioning) and the new open plan living space. The outside space is beautiful with old olive trees and the beautiful flowered garden. The pool is a small stand alone pool but great for dipping in and out of. There are lots of areas to sit and contemplate the wonderful veiws of the mountains. It is about a 15 min drive to Castellammare del Golfo which is a charming sea side village. We spent a couple of days scuba diving with our teenage sons and the coastline from the boat is stunning. There is a pizzeria about 5 minute drive up the road that does takeout and so we could sit on the beautiful terrace eating pizza, drinking wine and enjoying the fabulous scenery. Thank you Ivan for all your help.