Giussepina is a wonderful host. When she fetched us from the bus station she realized we did not have a car and quickly said we could stay in her studio apartment in the city which was much closer than the countryside villa to the beach. Mattinata is a wonderful town as well, very small and beautiful. Figuring out the bus times is worth it in order to visit baia delle Zagare and Vignanotica, some of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen.