Congratulations to Cosimo and his fully refurbished period home located in the historic town of Nardo'. The property boasts of a spacious ground floor lounge, bedroom and shower room. The kitchen is small but superbly designed and has all facilities required for food preparation and everyday needs.

Greeting us when we came in was a table spread of local produce including wine & grapes from Cosimo's family's vineyard, we also had the facility to use the Lavazza coffee capsules supplied for the essential periodic espresso's through the day ;)

Up the spiral staircase leads to second shower room and utility cupboard which consists of many items required during your stay including an Iron & Ironing board. This area takes you out to the outstanding roof terrace giving 3 levels of dining, entertaining & private sunbathing all of which are complemented by planting found in the region giving a relaxed comfortable feel. The roof scape of the town is typically Puglian with flat top roofs set in intimate surroundings to the neighbours giving an Italianate experience but quiet and subdued as the property is located on a no through passage.

The overwhelming impression of the property is the space provided along with the retro modern feel of the interior, furniture and industrial design. This complements the original features of the home which includes 3 metre high vaulted ceilings typical of period buildings in the region.

For travellers not accustomed to driving in historic town centres in Italy, some experience of driving in what feels like pedestrianised areas is useful, it is possible to park very closely to the house but other parking is very nearby and short walk to the house is probably the better solution.

Overall we'd highly recommend the property and Cosimo's hospitality is absolutely outstanding!

Nardo' is a working town, little to no touristic facilities are provided which adds to the attraction of the town, more touristic attractions can be found throughout Salento and Puglia, its unspoilt nature gives the traveler the feel of being part of the community rather than passing through it.

The location to tour central and southern Puglia is excellent with Superstrada to take you to the world heritage sites you'd expect from your research, for added hardcore Italian experiences we'd propose Monopoli & Taranto.

It's just been a wonderful week and we'd like to thanks Cosimo for his hospitality and wish him the greatest success with his wonderful property!

Peter & Monica