We had the pleasure of spending 9 nights at Maggies family home after travelling around Milan, Pisa, Rome, Florence and Pompeii.
I am glad I read someone else’s note about it being down a dirt track, trust google maps, it takes you right outside the house. We were welcomed by Maggie and her friend. She showed us around and left us fresh eggs, water in fridge, fresh pastries and a local dish (bit like a pizza). It is a large home and was comfortable for my family of 5. The pool is kept clean and it’s lovely. There are 3 sunbeds, a dive board and a table/4 chairs under some shade. Maggies father, mike/Michael spoke little English but was incredibly welcoming and gave us fresh courgettes, aubergines, peppers, cherry tomatoes, tomatoes etc. We were able to get fresh eggs daily (kids loved that). We saw little of the father but he does come to check his veg/fruit on the farm and there are 3 gorgeous large dogs that are next to the pool (in the dark area). We woke some mornings to fresh pastries left on a table outside for us or fresh vegetables. Maggie was brilliant at recommending places via what’s app and even booking us tables at places. The beds were comfortable, the showers fine and plenty of cooking utensils etc. Outdoor bbq was brilliant. Plenty of different places to sit outside, we alternated where we sat for dinner each night. There is a washing machine. It doesn’t have air conditioning, which in the heat was a bit hard. We had 1 fan in the main bedroom but the children’s rooms didn’t have a fan. On the last night whilst checking drawers, I found two small fans, so do check the drawers as my kids could have done with them! There is a train line very close to the property, you do hear it but it isn’t often or bad. There are churches nearby who sometimes play lovely tunes with the church bells. We had a lovely meal at Flavour which was recommended by Maggie in Altumura. There is a decent size food shop 20min away (intercoop). (Maggie gave us the address on google maps). You would need a car to get around. We visited a beach but it took 1hr to get to.
Such a lovely home to stay in and they were fantastic hosts, thank you Maggie and to your parents for being so welcoming.