Our villa was top quality in every way. From the warm welcome and very informative greeting/ongoing contact throughout our holiday from Salvatore, to the extensive outside areas for eating, relaxing and simply enjoying the incredible views we could not have asked for better holiday accommodation. The interior of the villa is spacious, stylishly furnished with local Sicilian tiling and ceramics. There is nothing we could fault. Scopello itself is an extremely tranquil and beautiful village with lots of excellent cafes, bars and restaurants. We ate there once every day for a week and never tired of things to try on different menus. The local patisserie is incredible - castetellar (?), genovese being two of our favourites. It would be possible to put on a lot of weight - but would be well worth it! Scopello is ideally situated for days at the Zingaro Nature Reserve - the beaches are stunning and quiet (in April - apparantly not so in the Summer) and there's a great path for hiking and just taking in the views. For day trips we only went to Erice - a medieval hilltop village (with famous patisserie!) and Segeste where there is a veryimpressive Ancient temple and amphitheatre. Both were under an hour away and an easy drive. Because the villa, Scopello and the immediate surrounding area were so perfect we didn't really bother going anywhere else! If you want peace in beautiful surroundings in a quietly glamorous location with friendly locals then this is the place for you!