Unfortunately Gabriella was away during our stay but her neighbour Anna looked out for us and welcomed us to the house. The house was very well equipped and felt like a home from home. The terrace was a real bonus and it was very close to the historic centre. Scicly was an absolute treasure. It felt wonderful to wander around and absorb the Baroque buildings and the general friendly atmosphere. As huge Montalbano fans we visited the film sets. The food was very good, and the local wine. By the standards of the UK and Northern Italy everything was very cheap but the quality was superb. Scicly was a good base for the mosaics at the Roman villa at Piazza Armina- an absolute must, and for the surrounding Baroque towns. There were a couple of hiccups - it was hard to get the TV to work and we couldn't find the DVD player and the gas ran out. These were sorted very quickly by email to Gabriella but it might be worth having instructions in English on how to work these things as Anna did not speak English and was not always in.