OUR HISTORY This was the ancient summer residence of our ancestors. The family used to reside at Statella from the beginning of the harvest wheat till the end of the olive harvest. The baglio was a small sorting centre for all the products that came from other farms, and all year round the estate was runned by the Massari. Our father has brought the family countryside estate to its ancient splendor by focousing on the needs of new generations. We live here to cherish its value every day, and this is what we want to pass to our guests. THE COMPLEX It was a real village: from the current entrance, the first door on the right was the chapel, deconsecrated after the Second World War and today it’s the reception. Following, on the same side there was the kitchen with a stone oven – and still today is the kitchen that serves the restaurant. The room where the barrels were kept is today the restaurant hall, connected the old chicken coop, today transformed into a terrace for outdoor meals. The breakfast room was the stable and the carriage depot. The architecture of all the rooms still preserves the original flooring. Also particular attention has been paid to the lighting that recalls the town’s outdoor installations; The soft low voltage lighting warms up the tools that adorn the walls of the room. The breakfasts offered to the guests are prepared with dedication and love by the Scala sisters using ancient family recipes, among these stand out the Biancomangiare and jams, made only with fruits and sugar. Two large and warm rooms are available to the guests to spend relaxing moments, organizing meetings or having fun with friends. Originally the park was a villa designed by an agronomist ancestor who imported ideas and plants from his various journeys. Long and wide forest, with its wide corridors, is the ideal place for practice fitness or long walks.

Randazzo, a medieval town formerly divided into three main quarters, surrounded between three parks, Etna, Nebrodi and Alcantara, which you can explore by booking excursions. Not to be missed: Megaliti dell’Argimusco, Gurne dell’Alcantara, Parco Sciarone, The town black alleyways of the old quarters are always something of discovery: the music house, the arched alleyway, the street of agony, the swabbing prison castle, the city hall cloister and the churches facades. Our is the land of Nerello and Carricante, the historic vineyards of Etna doc: planning a tasting in one of the various wineries is a must. Nearby Taormina,Catania, Siracusa and the Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts offer a total immersion in Sicilian culture, colours and tradition. Not to be forgotten are the flavours and culinary aspects that can be explored by organizing visits to artisanal food businesses like: cheese factories, bakeries, pastry shops, and kaleidoscopic wine shops.