The Cillo family were the most hospitable, friendly and dedicated hosts.
Their masseria is not only incredibly beautiful but very conveniently situated close to the beautiful Torre Sant'Andrea, Torre dell'Orso, Grotta della Poesia and San Foca.

About the location;
We did quite a few trips up and down the coast and found that the masseria was perfectly situated in amongst everything we wanted to get to. It is about 1.5hr north to Polignano a Mare, and about the same to Gallipoli. Lecce is about 45mins away too. There is a market, great shops and restaurants all nearby.

About the Masseria;
The Cillo family have done a beautiful job of restoring the foundations of what were. Old stone is encased in new surroundings, giving the room the charm of old Puglia but still feeling modern.
The pictures are completely accurate and almost don't do it justice!
The ceilings are high and the rooms are made from beautiful sandstone, the beds are comfortable and the bathroom is big and clean.
There are 2 big public areas with plenty of shade and sunbeds, coffee tables and pagolas with sheer curtains. This was our favourite area to take time out and take in the surroundings - very relaxing!
The neighbours are farmers and so the sound of goats and farm animals is a serene accompaniment.
There were also bikes if we had wanted them.

The hosts;
We can't say enough good things. The Cillo family are some of the loveliest people we have met.
Each day Lorella and Gian Luca were so attentive, friendly and helpful.
The day we arrived they greeted us with refreshments and fruit from their garden, showing us through the room and pre-preparing local guides of Puglia.
They served us a beautiful breakfast every day, getting up early each day to go to the well known bakery Dentoni's for fresh pastries, served with fresh figs off the trees and cheese made by the farm next door.
They gave us amazing suggestions of where to go to, printed maps for us and wrote down shops, restaurants and places of interest like great beaches (without us even asking!). They called ahead and made reservations at restaurants for us when we needed too.

They were so kind and made our first trip to Puglia so memorable.
We will definitely be back at the next possible moment, it was so sad to leave to be honest!