Karen's apartment is stunning. Beautiful spacious layout and and an amazing design. Everything is big and luxurious; high ceilings, big rooms and great roof terrace. The kitchen is fully equipped and everything is provided like shopping bags, beach umbrellas etc. Sometimes its hard to go out as its so nice sitting around in the living area or on the terrace.
We would highly recommend Nardo - its smaller and more manageable than Lecce and Gallipoli but only 20 mins from them. The old town square is very lively (in August) and there are some nice restaurants and shops.