We had a wonderful stay at Lorenzo's family trullo.

We were escorted to the trullo which had already been kitted out with some cooking essentials, which always makes for a nice welcome. The cleaning lady then proceeded to drop off some of her home grown tomatoes and even some eggs.

The trullo is not a chichi confection recently pulled together for tourists. You sense many family holidays spent there and some old furniture and paintings lend a personal touch. Just 5-10 minutes from the beautiful Locorotondo, not much further from Cisternino and a short drive to the beaches. When not dining out or in the little courtyard, we had a few picnic dinners on the flat roof enjoying the cool evening breeze and looking at stars - we saw molten red sunsets and relished the cold outdoor shower on our return from the beach. Lorenzo offered us a lot of invaluable advice as to where to go for good beaches, food and restaurants, we did not have enough time to do it all so we shall be back. Many thanks.