Wow, where do I begin?! We have just returned from Staying at Johan’s place with what was unfortunately unseasonably cold and a bit wet. However, this gave us a great opportunity to explore some amazing places including the local caves, trulli houses and Matera, along with local towns Monopoli and Putignano. All I would recommend visiting.
We also visited some local markets in Castellana and Noci - both well worth visiting and the amount of fresh produce on offer was amazing! We loved coming back to the villa and cooking on the BBQ - and the pizza oven! Yes! Not just any old cooking facilities! We used the oven four times, cooking a few pizzas, some lamb and pork. This was a real touch.
The place itself is very well thought out and stylish. It accommodated 6 of us (the two children in the smallest room). The kitchen was the best equipped kitchen on all of the Airbnb rentals we have stayed in - literally everything you could think of. As I mentioned above, having the luxury of the pizza oven and BBQ also meant that we could mix it up a little.
The bedrooms were great for what we needed with storage - and beds comfortable.
All in all, a super place. We are very keen on cooking and Johan’s place in the country was amazing for this.
I was a little apprehensive to write such an amazing review because I don’t want anyone know why a hidden gem we have found - but Johan deserves the praise. It’s a great place to explore Puglia.
Giovanni was also on hand to bring us wood, show us around and popped in to check we were OK. We even saw him in Castellana on market day!
Thanks for an amazing stay Johan. We will be back for sure!