The apartment in the center, downstairs some local grocery shops, there were some interesting faces around, but we didn't feel bothered at all. There was a big fiesta in the city, everyone was friendly and welcoming. The apartment was lovely itself, the house lady was waving to us from the balcony. Note that all around Sicily, people generally doesn't speak fluent english. But with hand signals and international words you can understand each other. We started to panic a bit, but don't! So the place was perfect to stay, I definitely recommend!