We never actually met Frederica but her mother Elvira welcomed us and was the perfect host, even lending my wife a coat when we visited Etna and leaving us a bottle of wine to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Elvira met us at a pre-arranged spot, led us to the apartment and took her time in explaining everything we needed to know. Her English was very good as our Italian is very poor, although with Elvira's help my wife's Italian improved. The apartment was exactly as described, very clean and well stocked with everything that you could possibly need for a lovely relaxing holiday. The bed was big and comfortable. It is a delightful walk along the seafront to the local village of Letojanni where you can buy all manner of food along with numerous restaurants and thankfully no fast food.

In summary we had a wonderful relaxing holiday and thank Elvira and her husband for being the perfect hosts......there when you needed them but certainly not intrusive.

I would most certainly recommend Frederica's apartment to anyone who wants a relaxing holiday in a beautiful and historic part of Europe.