Maria is one of the friendliest and most hospitable hosts we have met - inviting us to a late evening gelato with her family. She has also gave us some good tips for beaches and restaurants.
The house is ideally placed to visit the Salento, Otranto, Lecce and Gallipoli are all only around 30-40mins drive.
We were there in late September, so their pool was closed - but as we'd spent our days swimming in the Ionian and Adriatic seas and came back quite late, this was not a problem.