We absolutely loved out time at the villa. I was so inspired by the place that I'm now thinking of building similar countryside home back in Tunisia! A huge thank you to Gianluca, who was incredibly kind, responsive, and generoulsly caring. Mille merci Khammary family Switzerland - Tunisia

Had a wonderful time visiting this area of Sicily! Enjoyed to walking up to Mount Etna each morning, exploring pistachio farms,the beaches and Taormina. Grazie! Stefanie from Boston A perfect villa for my family! Grazie mille! Marcia from Boston Jhon from Boston Nolan, age 6, from Boston Ollie, age 8, from Boston.

Amazing stay! We loved the house and getting to explore the area! Could not have asked for a better trip. Morillo family

This wonderful villa was a fabulous introduction to Sicily. The accommodation was perfect for our needs and was the base for a great trip with your grown up children. Lady Etna perfumed beautifully and was very exciting! The wine from her vineards... A special thanks to Gianluca who was so very helpful and made everything so easy. I am sure we will visit Sicily again. David, Kate, Will and Mia and Sadie

Thank you for the hospitality. We are two families from Colorado, USA. This lovely villa was the perfect way to start our two weeks in Sicily. The kids loved the pool and hot tub. We enjoyed relaxing in the shade and drinking local wine, doing yoga in the morning and trail running on the gravel roads nearby. Grazie! Caitlin, Josh, Ben, Margaret, Ashley, Michael, Simon, Sasha

Thank you for sharing your beautiful villa. We are here from California and Hawaii to celebrate a birthday and an anniversary. We’ve experienced the peace and the serenity – the views, the air, the lovely accomodations. It’s been great. Ginny + Larry Darren, Jo, Otis, Tony

Our stay has been truly amazing. A vulcano eruption couldn't even ruin our holiday. Gianluca you were so accommodating!The work done to restore the property to its pre-ash beauty was incredible. Our stay for my 60th birthday was perfect! Thank you so, so much! From Melbourne, Australia!

Family stay was simply breathtaking. House is great but the host is making a spark in this place! Folwarczny family

Thank you! We had a wonderful time here. Gianluca was very helpful, agreeable, and always happily available. Thanks again.

Thank you! We had an absolutely wonderful week here. We saw a lot of beautiful sights like Etna, Taormina, Syracuse and other places around Catania. Grazie mille, kiitos paljon (in finlandese). Spero di rivederti qualche volta :-)

This was our first visit to Sicily. Gianluca went above and beyond to make sure our stay at the villa went well. He was very responsive and gave us great advice to places to visit and restaurant to eat. The views from this location was breathtaking. This villa is a perfect location to take day trips both north and south excurtions. Our family was able to enjoy having chefs come into the villa to have cooking classes and also serve us meals outside. Thank you for the opportunity to stay here. This is a definitely place to come back to! The D’Urso family

We had a lovely week in this amazing villa. We recommend having lunch at villa Grande Winery. Also a boat trip is very nice. Thank you Gianluca for all your help. Walters, Geurtsen

Tout ètait parfait. Le seul regret, c'était de ne pas pouvoir passer plus de temps. Un grand merci à Gianluca pour tous les services qu'il nous attendu

Oh my - what a beautiful stunning holiday whilst staying in your beautiful villa! Our family of 6 enjoyed the most wonderful stay being hosted and guided by the best Gianluca!! You gave us such memories which we will trasure. Such as a sunset walk up Mount Etna, a true feast in 4 Archi - the wine was fab! Cocktails and stunning meal in Monaci delle Terre Nere. The setting was tremendous, enjoying the villa in all its magnificence - our 2 boys LOVED and made every minute out of the football pitch but the most memorable day for us was a day out on a boat, diving into the ocean with Pontile Pizzichella, followed by the wonderful Fabio cooking for us on return. Thank you so so much for the memories.

C'était une merveilleuse semaine dans une très belle maison, très authentique! Nous reviendrons. Grazie mille Gianluca per tutto.

What a fabulous two weeks we have had staying in your beautiful home! We are 2 families visiting from England. We had many fun days out - highlights being 2x boating trips, 2x visits to the wonderf Monaci Delle Terre Nere (definitely worth it) 4 x 4 excursion up Mt Etna and oviously many days lazing by the pool enjoying the gorgeous gardens and football pitch. Our stay would not have been complete without the knowledge and help of Gianluca - He is FABULOUS! What a star!! Thank you Gianluca ♥ And thank you Sicily ♥

Lovely visit to Sicily, we loved staying in the Villa, which had beautiful sea views, an amazing food and a great view on Mount Etna! The Villa was perfect for relaxing and visiting nearby historic towns. We were a family of five and the villa was perfect for us. We really enjoyed the jeep tour up Mount Etna, visiting Syracuse and also enjoyed the square in Zafferana. Would recommend restaurant Oleum pizzeria where we had fantastic pizza on the last night. Had an amazing stay Gianluca was really helpful. xx

We are a family of 10 visiting from Mexico, Argentina and USA. We truly enjoyed our stay in this dream house/villa. The soccer match/field was very popular in our family, lunch with Chef Fabio outdoors was superb, the spa + turkish bath, pool, views + weather. We couldn't have asked for more. We want to be back hopefully soon! Gianluca was the best host, extremely helpful, attentive and always available. We will always cherish to the memories we created in this villa. ♥ Familia Alvarez + De Ruggiero Magda, Luciano, Bauti, Emi, Vietsia, Aldo, Bretz, Pamela, Gogpa + Magda A dopo!

We had a fabulous week exploring the area! Gianluca arranged many wonderful excursions for us - Mt. Etna, boating, chef dinner, tours of many villages and connected us with n interpreter and her husband, who helped us find a cousin from Lipari! The pool and setting was beautiful. We loved our time in Sicily and will return again. Thank you for helping us memories to last a lifetime! Gwendolyn + Michael Marino Los Angeles CA

We had a beautiful two weeks in the marvelous hills of Etna - Mountains. Living in this very skilfully decorated Villa was a joy - as was the help of GianLuca with many good ideas like the visit of Sicilian Chef Fabio, who once deliciously cooked for us, and the other time made a little "cooking-class" for us to show us how to make Arancinos! Perfect. We saw Taormina, Zafferana, Milo, Siracusa and the Craters. Sicily is beautiful !!! Looking forward to come back one day

La villa était très bien, malheuresement il n' y avent pas beaucoup de soleil. Du coup, la piscine n' a pas été utilisée, mai pour contre c'est l'unverse pour le jacuzzi et le terrain de foot. Merci beaucoup à Gianluca

We had a lovely trip to Sicily as a group of friends and stayed in the house for 5 days. It was a top location to relax and calm down. The surroundings are lovely to visit during day trips. The house is amazing. Florian and his friends from Berlin

Thank you so much for the fantastic stay! We enjoyed every minute and had so much fun. Gianluca was an amazing host and helped us with everything. Such a kindly man. We loved him. The house, the garden, the pool and the weather was absolutly stunning. we come back for sure see you soon. Tim, Simone, Bruno

Thank you for a beautiful stay in La Torretta villa! We had a wonderful time here, making amazing memories as a family. Thank you to Gianluca for all of his help and tips during our time here and for making us feel so welcome!

Thank you for letting us use your wonderful villa, we had an amazing time. Thank you Gianluca for your advice and tips, you were very helpful. We will definitely be back.

Such a fantastic villa, in love with the beautiful tiles! Amazing to have Mount Etna on your doorstep. We all had such a great week.

Charming location with the sea to our right, and Etna to our left. Imaginative use of space, particularly the conversion of the wine press into a health spa. Two football fanatics particularly enjoyed the pitch which was an added bonus and the kids loved searching for the lost balls in the brambles behind. Highlights were definitely Taormina and Gianluca who gave us some splendid recommendations - all of them brilliant for either location or taste! He was also incredibly resourceful in finding us a driver, places to visit, and great helpfulness. We had a splendid week, time to recharge and rest in this wonderful villa. Thanks

La villa nous a été agréable pendant nos deux semaines de vacances. La vue et le calme de l'entroit nous invite à la relaxation et au lâcher-prise. Gianluca est toujours de trés trés trés bon conseil et d'une bonne humeur sans faille. Merci à vous Gianluca d'avoir rendu notre séjour plus qu'agréable.

An unforgettable week with family and friends at the stunning La torretta. Thanks to Gianluca for the tips and recommendations.

Gianluca was amazing, he made our visit in Sicily a memory of a lifetime. We travelled to Noto, Taormina, Linguaglossa and Castiglione and Giardini Naxos for a boat trip. However just relaxing by the pool was enough to remove the cold Melbourne weather from our bones.

We celebrated my 40th birthday with all our family on this beautiful island! Thank you Peppe for teaching our son Enzo, how to pick the cherries! They were delicious. Gianluca was the best host. We look forward to keeping in touch with our new Sicilian friends. Thank you for an amazing time.

We stayed in late October 2021 as a party of 10 - two families with adult children. The charming hospitality of the house, kitchen, living and dining, fireplace and Gianluca let us forget the terrible weather. We were back again! After the medicane bad weather the landlord invited us to come back again in May and see the real Sicily. Thank you for hosting us in this great villa with gorgeous views.