It was thanks to seeing Montalbano on tv that we decided to go to Sicily. By chance we chose an area where many of the scenes were filmed. We found his house (it is a real building, not a film set) and walked on the beach below from where he goes for his swim. His office at the police station is really the real office of a mayor of one of the local towns. We have been to the island several times and are due to go again in a few months provided airlines and airports are still functining!