The house is as good as it looks in the pictures with lovely garden and shaded rear courtyard for eating. Well placed near Galatina and 20-25 minutes drive to Lecce, Adriatic and Ionian coasts. Ideally placed for some relaxed low-key sightseeing away from the busy Italian classics further north. We travelled first half of October and enjoyed visiting Otranto, swimming in Grotta della Poesia, Gallipoli, scuba and boat hire in Porto Cesareo with temperatures in mid 20’s and a warm sea. Raffaele gave us some excellent dining suggestions, to which we would add Il Fienile in Galatina