First of all: Guglielmo is a fantastic host. I started to call him super host because he answered all my questions well before I arrived. He even suggested a meeting point in the city where we would meet with our cars and he showed me a parking space for my rental car, all for free.

After a nice caffè in Ghiaccio con latte the mandorla (a speciality from Lecce) he showed me his flat which is even nicer than in the pictures. The front part of the flat is very bright – and loud at night because it is facing one of the tourists' favourite alleys. A lot of people walk through this alley or sit down and have a glass of wine. I loved it to sit in this room on the third bed which I used as a sofa, to read something and have this background noise level.

Being a very noise-conscious person at night I slept in the second bedroom which is in the middle part of the flat and absolutely quiet. You cannot even hear a mouse there. And it is cooler there which is important if you stay in hot summer months. The lovely kitchen and the bathroom is situated in the back part of the flat. They are absolutely calm too. There is a little terrace too but you have to know it is common in Lecce to built high walls around your terrace space. It is their kind of architecture. Some terraces certainly do not have high walls but this one has and as a short person I had to stand on a chair to enjoy the view to the lovely historic centre in the back part of the flat.

I will return to Lecce as there is much more to do. I stayed for 10 days in Guglielmo's flat, which was not enough. The city and the countryside are gorgeous and the host has so many fantastic tips! Thank you Guglielmo to be such a fantastic host. Bacione - Sonja