We spent one of our best vacations so far at this wonderful villa! It's very well-situated, in the heart of Puglia and close to all the beautiful little towns such as Alberobello, Martina Franca, Polignano a Mare, Monopoli, Ostuni, Locorotondo. Beautiful Matera is about an hour and a half away by car.
This is a wonderful place, sort of like in a fairy land! Even the most beautiful photos can't illustrate how lovely it is!
Everything was like we wanted it to be - a small independent villa (with spacious and nicely decorated rooms), very well equipped kitchen and even a barbecue, a fantastic pool... and all this far from the maddening crowds, but yet close to all the beautiful places we wanted to visit! We were so pleasantly surprised to see two baskets of gorgeous fruits and vegetables upon our arrival when we were greeted by Lucy! These were grown at their farm and were extremely tasty! We were lucky to arrive during harvest time and got to see how olives were collected from the farm, and were also treated to some of the family's home-made olive oil (which was better than anything we'd ever tried)!
There's a wonderful swimming pool, which was heated even in late October and it was nice to have a good swim and to relax under the sun.
There's a couple of nice grocery stores like Eurospin and Lidl nearby, just a few minutes away by car from where you can get just about anything you may need for your stay. You're also quite close to quite a few masserie where you could go for lunch, or dinner.
The quality of the internet is more than good enough even for even programmer (like me) to be able to work, should you choose,(or have to do) so!
The bed and pillows surpassed our expectations as they are memory foam ones like ours, which is rarely the case! There is a jacuzzi in the bedroom and a TV in both the bedroom and the kitchen, (for those who'd like to practice their comprehension of Italian while on holiday).
Outside, there's a lovely garden where you can either lay by the pool, or in the hammock. There's also an outside shower as well.
In the evenings you can light up the candle lanterns and also enjoy the trees decorated with lights. It's a very romantic settings for a nice dinner which you can prepare on the barbecue.
Lucy and her family were very helpful and very communicative! She helped my wife arrange a cooking workshop for my birthday, which was a really nice experience as well!
We can talk for hours of how much of a gem this place is and we're already planning our next visit, (hopefully for longer)! :)