The location of this apartment is beautiful and convenient, but only if you come by car. There are some small restaurants in Valverde village, that's a couple of minutes away by foot (especially restaurant Miro - highly recommended by us!), but to reach Etna or Catania city, you need a car. We felt like we couldn't really rely on the bus timetable.

Etna is very close, so we recommend to take a guided tour. Probably the best day we spent on Sicily!

The apartment is very basic, but has all the necessary things for staying a couple of nights. We met the host's father a couple of times and he was very friendly, even though we didn't share the same language. He even brought us some fresh citrus fruit from the orchard, that's on a hill right below the house. So nice! And he also helped wash our car, that was covered in volcanic ash from the Etna eruption that happened during our stay.

We think that the best time to visit the area would probably be anything but winter, because it was quite chilly, especially at night. We were glad that there was a good heater in the house, so it was alright.