We had a great time staying in Pollina. The village and its views were stunning, and Barbara was a perfect host. She was away on holiday, but arranged for a neighbour to meet us and show us the house, and made sure everything was ready for us. The house was spotless, and there were some traditional Sicilian biscuits and juice for breakfast, waiting for us! You need a car to get up to the village, but it's not too much of a drive down to the coast on a sunny day, and it's worth the climb up to the village for the view alone.

The terrace is big enough to sit out and eat on, and has stunning 180 degree panoramic views of the coast. The house was stylish, open, light and airy - and perfectly situated - only an hour and a half from Palermo airport, but away from all the tourists in a beautiful secluded mountaintop village.

The best place to eat in the village was the local pizzeria. The very friendly owner also gave us recommendations of other places to eat in the area, and even booked us a table elsewhere for night later in the week.

Nothing negative to say, a shame we only booked to stay for a week!