Family Hanghoej from Denmark stayed in Giulios house July 2019.
Everything was perfect. The house itself is located in a quiet hilly area with a stunning view of the sea. On the top terrace you have the best view, there's a big area to relax and enjoy the sun and barbecue area as well, we had dinner a few times while watching the sunset. In the middle part you have another terrace, also with a nice view, we often had our lunch and relaxed in the middle of the day, when it was too hot on the top terrace. Inside living room and kitchen. In the lower part of the house all the bedrooms are located, nice and cool and there a pool-table as well which we used frequently.
We arrived very late on a Tuesday evening, Giulios parents was there to receive us, we got a lot of useful information. During our stay we communicated with Paola (Guilios mom), she is speaking English very well and is a perfect host "Thanks a lot for your support Paola". The house is located between two small villages Santa Maria al Bagno and Santa Caterina, there's bars restaurants and also a smaller super-markets. Each town has a small sandy beach. We often went swimming in the rocky area in front of the house, it's only 100m to walk.
In the evening time it is very cozy to walk along the sea-side and enjoy the Italian evening atmosphere in the villages. However, we also rented a minibus to see other areas in the Salento region, we can recommend Lecce, Leuca and Gallipoli, there are some nice sandy beaches located in the Gallipoli areas, but crowded as well.
To start with the beginning, then as mentioned, everything was perfect and we enjoyed our holiday in Guilios house very much and can only give our best recommendations.
Thanks a lot and arrivederci from Mona, Peter, Simone, Simon, Caroline, Kristian and Matilde.