SAMPIERI, SICILY

SAMPIERI IS AN EXAMPLE ON AN AIRBNB MIRACLE, AN AMAZING PLACE FOUND BECAUSE OF THE RENTAL. I DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TINY TIP OF SICILY, I JUST SAW THE VILLA ON AIRBNB, AND THOUGHT - WHO WOULD RENOVATE THAT VILLA TO THAT STANDARD AND TASTE IF THERE WASN'T SOMETHING ABOUT THE PLACE? THAT VILLA CROSSES MY MIND MOST DAYS, IT WAS SENSATIONAL. I MET MY FRIEND ENZO AT THE START OF OUR STAY, AND HE PRETTY MUCH MADE THE TRIP. ENZO TOOK US ALL OUT ON HIS GRANDFATHERS OLD FISHING BOAT TO SEE THE ISLAND FROM THE WATER AND SWIM IN COVES, HE TOOK ME OUT JUST BEFORE SUNRISE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE FISHERMEN OUT AT SEA, AND WE HIKED TOGETHER ALONG THE CLIFFS FULL OF POOLS OF ROCK SALT AND CAPER BUSHES. SAMPIERI IS UNSPOILT, CHARMING AND MEMORABLE.