This place is truly something special, something very unique. After a 1hr drive from Bari, and after a drive on the beautiful - although bumpy - roads of the Cisternino area, we arrived at Masseria Racina. The welcome was absolutely fantastic and we received a large gift basket full of amazing local produce. All the basic things + more were provided both at Day 1, but also during our stay. They did provide us with freshly laid eggs, salad, zucchinis - it was just fantastic.

The house itself is lovely. It is very rare that pictures are telling the truth, but in this case; the house is better than on the pictures. So well-thought, so well-designed - but still cleverly designed. Everything worked so well. We had some lovely dinners on the terrace. It must be the highlight of the property. Just sitting there, dusk hitting and watching the sunset on the empty fields. You felt like sitting in the middle of nowhere. So cozy. The barbecue was amazing as well. A large, much more Italian-style barbecue, making your food much more delicious than we are used to with our small 'Scandinavian' grill. The bath outside was lovely as well.

The location is great as well. Close to the lovely Cisternino, which really is special at night. Go late, have a drink at Vignola or Bar Fod - then a dinner; the pizzas at Doppio Zero are seriously good. Cisternino is full of small creative shops. This isn't your charter-holiday destination, thank god. This is small niche shops full of art, culture, small clothing brands e.g. All the things we love.

This is the countryside. You can borrow bikes from the place. Bike around, experience the tranquility and silent atmosphere of this location.

We really do not have anything bad to say about this place - and why should we? This place is just amazing, unique, fantastic. We missed a pool (just a tiny one to cool us down) during our stay, which is pretty much the only thing that this place is missing. Having said that, everything about this property makes up for that.

Just go here. You'll be very happy. I promise you.