Magical dammuso! My husband, our 20 year-old daughter and our two friends had a fantastic time staying at Amico and Giovanna's dammuso. The position was ideal - up on a little hills and offering views of the countryside and the sea (and Tunisia!). We were able to move around the expansive patio as the winds changed, always finding a pleasant spot for our meals or aperitivo, reading, napping, etc. The inside of the dammuso stayed wonderfully cool even during the very hot days and nights. It looks just like the photographs - lovingly designed and lacking nothing in terms of cooking, sleeping, relaxing, doing laundry, etc. It's also in a convenient location - just 5 minutes to hiking trails (we loved the one from the natural sauna to Favara (and the Firiciaki restaurant), 5 minutes to the town of Scauri for groceries, produce, and several nice restaurants, bars, gelato, 12 minutes to magical Lago di Venere and really easy to get just about anyplace on the island - even the Balata dei Turchi. We moved around most days in order to find waters not populated by jellyfish/meduse and were normally successful (but Venere is always safe for a swim!).
Franca, who lives on the island and was our official greeter, couldn't have been nicer or more helpful. She met us at the auto rental and escorted us to the dammuso so we wouldn't get lost. After orienting us to the dammuso, she spent 30 minutes pointing out all of the best places on the island and we took ALL of her recommendations - grazie mille, Franca!
All in all, this dammuso was the perfect place for our first encounter with the pristine, surprising, stunningly beautiful and rather untouristed/untouristy island of Pantelleria. If you love nature, hiking, adventure, scenic drives, geology and truly getting off the grid, this is the place for you, too!