Sometimes you find places where the experience is even better than the pretty pictures. Within walking distance of the center of Piazza Armerina, is the gated private villa where Rita with has created a garden spot with pretty pool, charming rooms, breakfast laid out on her long handsome table. The rooms are very quiet and private. Rita and her husband provide personal and warm reception and useful information on surrounding sites as well as local restaurants. She is among the best hosts we have had anywhere and we had long conversations in a polyglot of Italian, French and English and by our last day were picking strawberries from her garden and in the kitchen with her trading recipes.