...your own new building, clean, with all the bells and whistles you could hope for and a grand view of the Etna from your own terrace.
We had a great stay in Dietroserra and the accommodation exceeded our expectations. To come home after a hot day in a city or on a beach it should welcome you and Dietroserra does this very well. Located in the middle of a couple of wine fields you drive your car up to your house, two flights of stairs and your are standing on your terrace. Another flight of stairs besides the house brings you up to the (shared) garden with a BBQ and a refreshing swimming pool. In the garden there are stretchers available for your leisure with enough shadow and a grand view to the ever smoking Etna.
The house consists of a 2 person bedroom and bathroom with a large sink, shower, toilet and a bidet. Further there is a washing room with a washing machine. The main living room has on one side the kitchen and on the other side a sofa which can be folded out to provide a two person bed. In the middle of the living room there is a TV and a big table for four persons. If you like Italian TV you are in for a treat because the TV has hundreds of Italian channels.
Like we already mentioned the house was well equipped. Already provided were towels, toilet paper, shampoo, soap, washing powder, bed linen, garbage bin sacks, kitchen rolls, basic herbs, olive oil and some nice cold drinks in the fridge. We especially liked the Sicilian almond milk. So basically you'll survive if you didn't bring anything and landed on a Sunday. :)
The next supermarket can be reached in 4 minutes by car, the Etna cabin lift starting point (Refugio Sapienza, be there at 8:30 for the guided tour to the very top, no reservations) in 40 minutes, a nice and relatively quiet beach south of Catania can be reached in 40 minutes. A couple of shopping malls are 15 minutes away and if you want something bigger you can go to Etnapolis (35 minutes) which also has a waterpark (Etnaland) close by.
Recommended visits are: Siracusa (1 hour), Noto (80 min.), Taormina (45 min.). If you like cold mountain water there is Gola d'Alcantara, close to Taormina. Go down with the elevator and walk some distance to the left, there you'll have a bit more space/peace.
Anyway, Dietroserra is a great base of operations for your stay in east of Sicily. Highly recommended!
Last but not least we would like to thank our hostess Gae for the excellent chocolate cake she made made for us!