The house is beautiful and serene and the location could not be more perfect. The garden is vast and peaceful. We didn't meet Fabrizio as he was in Argentina, but we met his father, Pino, who was extremely helpful even though he spoke very little English. He put us in touch with their friend, Thomas, who is fluent in four or five languages including English and is a goldmine of information about where to eat, visit, etc.
Being in the middle of a protected nature reserve, Torre de Gueta, we were easily able to go snorkelling and walking in the nature reserve. The local beach is only 5 minutes by car. If you have a car, it is also extremely well located to visit the beautiful baroque towns of Lecce and Ostuni and the spectacular white caves, Grotte de Castellana.
We had an amazing time and would happily go back.