You 'll have a stay in a lovely, charming village: the life center of Sternatia is Small, cosy and people are warm and welcoming. You'll be just were you wanna stay at if you 'd visit Sternatia..:)
Valentina is a power woman, with a great heart , staying in her family house was confortable for me and my daughter. You rent a room in their family house- meanning, you live for some days next to their life rythme.
According to the actual situation, covid, I could'nt use the kitchen , but , solutions were offered and we were gently invited to share some meals. <3 <3
You go on the plaza, buy some fruits at the corner, drink coffee at the crazy bar , take the bike to go look around and follow the train rails, discovering all the Agave and Cactus -kind of desert clima.. you definitely should have car- then you 'd be 20 min from each side of the sea.. Ask somebody at the "cafés" for any Garage or car rental contact if you don't wanna go to Lecce to rent .
Sternatia has a train station- I didn'use it - Supermarket, Farmacia , restaurant , calm streets, village life :)
I could use a bike, drinking morning coffees on the terrasse , and feel home for a few days.
I'll keep this adress in mind, if I have to go back to Salento visiting friends.
Thanks Valentina, M*L* and Andrea
Baci
Luana & N*