Fernando was incredibly quick in responding. To us this really mattered as we were booking at the very last minute, only a day before travelling. He was there waiting for us at the apartment and the check in was very smooth.
Gaulgnano is not the prettiest village in the region, but a very good place for exploring all the major tourist points of interest. Be sure though not to miss the local treasure that is Chiesa Della Madonna Della Neve, a tiny little mediaeval wayside church only a few hundred yards outside the village to the south west with centuries old frescos of saints painted on the walls. The village also boasts the superb Church of Maria of the Sacred Annunciation by the great architect Giuseppe Zimbalo who designed many of the baroque churches and cathedrals in Puglia. We were lucky to find it open during part of Easter Week but it is often closed.
On the more mundane side there is a little pizzeria which will sell you loaves of amazing tasting bread fresh from his furnace. Buy two: have one hot with your supper and keep one fresh for the next morning. If we were being hypercritical of Fernando’s beautifully renovated apartment it would be in the kitchen where the cutlery and utensils were flimsy (some forks actually bent they were so thin) and only serrated steak knives which are not the best for salads and crudités. If you were cooking there each evening you would probably get irritated and want better tools for the job.
But as a whole experience we had a brilliant week there exploring the region. Thank you Fernando.