Contrada San Paolo, 26, Patti

The cluster is in the Nebrodi foothills above the Tyrrhenian, with the Nebrodi range rising inland. The Timeto valley cuts through this part of the hills and the coast around Patti and Gioiosa Marea is the nearest stretch of sea. The Parco dei Nebrodi begins inland, with the higher woods and mountain pastures farther from the coast. Patti is the nearest town of size, with services, a rail station and the archaeological area of Tindari nearby on its headland. This part of northern Sicily is known for olive groves, hazelnuts and hill villages looking down toward the Tyrrhenian.