My husband and I arrived at Alessandro’s house late on the Friday evening and were greeted by his delightful son and brother. Everything was explained to us and they had even bought us some delicious focaccia as a late supper. Thank you, Gianluca and Paolo! It was all much appreciated.
Our stay at the house was just excellent. It is situated near the entrance to a holiday village and as one needs a ‘zapper’ to enter and exit, we felt very secure indeed. There is a dual carriageway nearby and there is definitely road noise all the time. However, this is minimal at night, due to the double glazed windows and the proximity to this road allows you the great opportunity to travel north or south very quickly. We found it incredibly useful, although we also loved using the beautiful country roads, especially in the Valle d’Itria.
The house has all the facilities that you might need and we very quickly settled in. We loved the space we had and the house was spotlessly clean. Our bed was very comfy and there were extra pillows and blankets for your use. The hot water is provided by two water heaters and we soon got into the habit of using them as efficiently as possible.
Alessandro provided us with some of the basic foodstuffs and gave us details of the local supermarket in Villanova and a larger one in Ostuni. There is also a large Conad supermarket 10 minutes along the dual carriageway towards Fasano. The Boutique Della Focaccia in Via Petrolla, Villanova was to die for and sold delicious breads and sweet treats, as well as the fabulous focaccia. Alessandro also left us some of the family’s lovely olive oil and almonds and he brought bread and tomatoes to make the local speciality of Frisee. Delicious!
We met Alessandro on the Monday evening and what a lovely man he is! He was full of information about the house and local area. We met him on another two occasions and I much appreciated the fact that he was happy to converse in Italian, to help me with improving my Italian. He highly recommended the ristorante “Gli Archi”, where we had the pleasure of dining twice. Superb local food at very reasonable prices.
Alessandro has lots of maps and local information at the house and he was also more than happy to keep in touch, to check that everything was going well during the holiday.
Our stay here at this house was 5* and we would highly recommend this property for a holiday.
Thank you, Alessandro, for a great time in your beautiful Puglia! We will definitely be returning!