Antonella and Francesco are amazing hosts, warm and hospitable. We had a great time staying in Torre Vado for 5 weeks. It seems like a long time, but we could have stayed longer, and there would be still new places to visit.
The location is perfect - walking distance to the best sand beach in Salento, and strategically placed to also do day trips. You can easily stay all the time in Torre Vado just going to the beach, in that case you don't need a car, but we like to explore the surrounding area, for this you would need a car. We did a lot of day trips from Torre Vado: Lecce, Otranto, Gallipoli, Castro, Marina Serre, Larghetto Bauxite, Torre San Giovanni, Santa Maria di Leuca, Specchia, Presisce, Porto Badisco, Ciolo. I have enough photos to publish a book about Salento :-).
The house was good size for us, and the outdoor space was enormous, our little dog was completely spoiled there. What I also loved about the yard that it had a 200-years old paliara (a trulli-like stone house with a flat roof), which was in perfect shape, that I would climb and take pictures of awesome sunsets. We also loved sitting outside drinking coffee under a fig tree and listening to birds chirping - a little paradise.
We are definitely coming back to Antonella's house, and I would highly recommend it.