CirasellaEtna

Everything perfect. Great food, fun for teenagers with the table football, cosy and authentic room, that was warmed up when we arrived. Nice to eat at one big table with the other guests, Laura is a lovely host and helpful to plan activities.

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Our new favorite bed and breakfast, nestled on the flanks of the Etna. Laura and Giuseppe are wonderful hosts. Days after the visit we are still enjoying the wonderful food Laura cooked for dinner. Totally recommend taking dinner here if you like to get a heaps of Sicily’s wonderful kitchen. Hope to see you soon!

We stayed two nights at Laura and Giuseppe's CirasellaEtna. It is a perfect calm hideaway, surrounded by lush nature and a great starting point to explore the Mount Etna region. At night, you hear nothing but the wind in the trees and get woken up by birdsong. There is a special feel about the place that makes one relax immediately. Laura is a great host and a very good cook who uses what she has in her environment to come up with very tasty typical Sicilian dishes. Everyone eats together at a large table, which is great as it means meeting people and making the holiday feel more inclusive. Breakfast included homemade yogurt, marmalade, eggs, fruit, and so much more it left nothing to be desired. Dinner was a three-course meal plus side dishes and freshly baked cake accompanied by wine. I recommend it to anyone who wants to be in a natural environment, explore the great surroundings of Mt. Etna, and eat well after a day out and about.

We are a group of 6 adults, staying in the property the night before going to Etna. The dinner and the breakfast were excellent, cuisine totally authentic Sicilian, accommodation authentically rural. Very friendly hosts, ideal location for our needs. The vibe of Etna in the air. The best agriturismo I have ever been.

We loved our stay as a family here - a very relaxing experience, a nice big garden to explore, friendly owner and the best food. Great base for exploring the Etna and surroundings.

Laura and Giuseppe were wonderful hosts. Their renovation of an old winery sire is amazing! We had a wonderful, traditional Sicilian dinner the first night, and breakfast had so much of everything good, we could hardly walk! The area around CirasellaEtna had so much to explore, from lava tunnels and craters, to beautiful forsts and winery visits. We had a great couple days!

Summary: one of the best ever locations in Italy, with perfect food and warmest hospitality ever. Sicily has been on our wish list for years. Our choice to stay at La Cirasella, 1.000 m up the Etna slopes, greatly added to the indeed great experience the island turned out to be. The warm welcome already started during booking, where Laura went out of her way to provide near instant help with all our questions. When arriving at 9 pm we were invited to the main dining table to find a wide variety of delicious dishes set out for our first of many great dinners. Each morning we and the other guests were amazed at the assortment of delicious, often home-cooked and healthy breakfast dishes. Indeed the nicest start of yet another day of walking the Etna slopes, visiting historic towns, and strolling on the beaches. And of course enjoying Italian ice cream :-) Tip: try pistachio ice cream, you'll want to take a big box home with you. La Cirasella is located in the Etna national park and a great start, some right out of the gate, for walks on the lava flows and near moon-like landscapes. From our quiet and relaxing apartment, the cities of Taormina, Giarre, Catania, and many idyllic small mountain towns were within easy reach. A nice bonus to all this are the warm and energetic hosts Laura and Pippo. With Laura, we had nice conversations during (did I say delicious already?) dinner and breakfast. A great touch for us is having our meals at one big table with the other guests. We learned about Malta from our neighbors and had chats about all kinds of small and big topics. We can advise all readers looking for a place to stay in beautiful Sicily to at least check out La Cirasella as an option. You will not regret it for a minute! Best regards, Eerk Hofmeester and Dorothé Verhoeven the Netherlands.

A very nice and friendly place, surrounded by great nature.

The place was very lovely, the location is very nice if you want to see Etna, the owners are fantastic. And they make the best food we ate in Sicily.

Perfect!!! The welcome was very warm, we had dinner on site... incredible, very varied, very good, all homemade!!! The calm reigns all around, we regretted not having the time to stay an extra day... The location is ideal for hiking on Etna (magnificent!!)... a dream stay!!!

The property is very good and close to Etna. The apartment is old but has everything you need. In the evening, the friendly owner Giuseppe came to light the fireplace. Unfortunately, the owner Laura was very uninterested and not at all hospitable. The common room was constantly locked and the WiFi, which only worked there, was repeatedly turned off. There was no phone signal on the property, making planning difficult. Unfortunately, we did not feel welcome at all by her.

Very nice farmhouse run with love, you find peace and the splendid view of Mount Etna.

Highly recommended accommodation, Laura and Giuseppe are two very lovely hosts, the accommodation is in a perfect location for nature and peace-seeking people and an ideal starting point for hikes in the Etna region. Laura's cooking skills are particularly noteworthy, dinner was an experience every day. Not to forget a walk through the old orchard with a fantastic view of Mount Etna.

A rustic accommodation but very recommendable. Good service and customer attention.

Recommended, friendly and helpful staff, would stay again.

Interesting owners, they provided us with many useful tips for the vacation, highly recommended for all travelers.

Laura is a wonderful host and an amazing cook! I highly recommend having dinner at Cirasellaetna! We had a great time and I can't wait to return with my dog. This will be my third visit, I like it this way. Laura knows a lot about the surroundings and willingly draws a map to find beautiful places. As it is a charming establishment, there is no modern heating but stoves, so bring an extra sweater.

CirasellaEtna is an extraordinary place, a true little corner of paradise on earth. The place is calm, relaxing, you feel very good in the midst of this flowering and wooded garden. Laura and Giuseppe welcome you with great warmth and friendship, they are very sensitive and attentive. They will be happy to advise you on which activities to do in the area. We dined like kings and tasted some of the best meals of our Sicilian stay. Everything is prepared with love and delicacy, we were very grateful for their hospitality. We really hope to stay with them in the future.

Farmhouse on Etna managed by Laura and Giuseppe with the typical Sicilian hospitality - We became part of their family. Laura really pampered us with her exceptional cuisine, Giuseppe with his stories. Highly recommended for those who want to experience nature and the most authentic Sicily, for those who want to slow down the frenetic pace that overwhelms daily life.

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A corner of paradise, immersed in a splendid reserve. Laura and Pippo are two helpful and interesting people, with whom you absolutely must have a chat. The location is great and the owners know how to give very useful advice on what to see in the surroundings. The breakfast is a dream, and for dinner there are no words to describe all the abundant delicacies that the owners prepare. \nA place to return to, as soon as possible.

The informal and authentic welcome, the sense of discreet hospitality of the hosts, the silence and peace of the neighboring woods, the good and genuine food, characterized by always different dishes, make this structure a truly magical place that made our vacation special! The hosts are deep connoisseurs of Etna and all the surrounding realities and spontaneously create simple maps with the aim of "guiding" travelers and hikers to discover the places of the volcano, from the simplest excursions to the more adventurous ones. The structure is indeed located in a strategic starting point for the various Etna itineraries or even for excursions in the nearby sea areas, including the splendid Taormina.

Quiet and welcoming place immersed in greenery and close to trails that can also be done on foot. Rest and relaxation assured. We will be back.

The property and the garden of the CirasellaEtna property are fantastic, even dinner was delicious!

We were very well received by the managers who also had a special consideration for our four-legged friends. Friendly and courteous without affectation, they provided us with all the valuable information to carry out our excursions on Etna. Good breakfast as well as dinner with local products mainly grown on the farm and well cooked. A fundamentally spartan and essential structure with the true country flavor, just as we were looking for. We immediately felt at home thanks to the welcoming attention offered by the owners, wife Laura and husband Giuseppe, towards the relationships with their guests. Beautiful estate with a fantastic location right under the volcano.

francesco rated this property but he didn't leave any comment

How not to fall in love with the Cirasella Etna farmhouse. There we found peace, relaxation, good food prepared with love and precision. The nature surrounding the cozy rustic structure and the blend of wisdom and friendliness of the owners Laura and Giuseppe are decisive factors in stating that it is a farmhouse to return to.

Warm greetings from Giovanni and Emilia, and also from Nico and Leo (our furry "kids"). We had a great time, ate very well, and relaxed a lot. Beautiful place, surrounded by greenery in contact with nature.

Laura and her husband, friendly, helpful, nice hosts, well-maintained property. Excellent cuisine.

Very relaxing place, friendly managers. The food is very good and vegetarians are treated very well.