We absolutely fell in love with Andrea's small house. It has be refurbished and fitted out very tastefully. The weather during our stay in September was not great the whole time which means we spent a lot of time in the house - however this wasn't much of a problem - quite the opposite. Living room, bedroom and roof terrace are all great spaces. Especially the covered roof terrace / garden with build in kitchen was great - it meant we could still spend time cooking, eating, drinking and reading outside despite the rain... On the sunny days that followed it was our preferred space to hang out for breakfast and dinner / drinks after a long day at the beach. The beaches south of Gallipoli are just gorgeous, we especially fell in love with a stretch of wild beach just south of were the paid for beaches of Gallipoli end - about 15 min drive by car from Anrea's house. Matino itself is a bit of a sleepy town, not too much going on. Some bits of it are a bit run down with quite a few empty / derelict houses. We didn't mind that so much though... if anything it added to the charm of the place. One thing that did bother us a bit was the church tower close by - its bells rang at some rather unruly hours... (from 6am in the morning - up to four times a day) - however for some strange reason only during the first half of our stay - during the last couple of days the church's bells didn't seem to ring at all... All in all, a great experience and we would consider coming back here.