This is a truly amazing house - spacious inside and out with a really good sized swimming pool (about 10m long?), huge garden, table tennis table, several seating areas with power outside and even a hot outdoor shower. The beach is a 2 minute walk and the sea is clear, warm and inviting. Torre a Mare appears quiet at first but is buzzing in the evenings and has its own charm, including being clearly a place locals go to. Only 1 main supermarket but lots of smaller shops, restaurants and ice cream parlours. The walk to Torre a Mare from the villa is best done via the coast route but is quite safe along the road takes about 25 mins to the town centre or to the station. We visited Bari, Polignano and Ostuni all by train as the service from Torre a Mare is excellent. Warning though that there is no local taxi service so the walk can be a bit of a pain- Stefania was kind enough to supply us with 2 new bikes which were a godsend for shopping and trips into town. Stefania is an amazing host - always available, helpful and kind, including helping us book our airport taxis. As a family group of 7 adults, we all loved this villa and would highly recommend it.