What if you finally slowed down and enjoyed life? Imagine a sunlit piazza, an espresso at the counter, streets bathed in golden light, and a dinner that stretches long after sunset. Welcome to Salento, in the southern part of Puglia, Italy. Here, La Dolce Vita is found not only in the scenery but also in life’s simplest pleasures. Having lived in Bologna and traveled throughout Italy, I’ve learned to look…
Let’s tell the story of 3 charming villas with gardens overlooking the sea, ideal for a holiday of relaxation and beauty. In these villas the smells of the Mediterranean maquis blend with the sea breezes and the variegated green of the vegetation joins the blue of the Ionian Sea, along one of the most loved crystalline coasts of Salento. Between dry stone walls, vaulted ceilings and elements of pure Salento…
5 ville con piscina sui meravigliosi scenari di Santa Maria di Leuca, il capo estremo a Sud del Salento, dove due mari si incontrano tracciando una linea tutt’altro che immaginaria, ben visibile ad occhio nudo. Scegliere di soggiornare a Santa Maria di Leuca vuol dire decidere di conoscere ed esperire le due anime del Salento, che si riflettono nel suo modo di vivere il mare, Adriatico e Ionio, scoglioso o…
A villa in Salento, Puglia, surrounded by the variegated greenery of a park, a few kilometers from the Adriatic Sea: Villa Masseria la Margherita stands like a small fort, austere but welcoming, from the outside to the inside. If Jane Austen’s novels weren’t set in the countryside of South West England but in the Mediterranean areas of South East Italy, this would probably be a perfect location to imagine the…
Villas with swimming pool in the Salento countryside, with a rustic and ancient charm, so spontaneous that it becomes elegant and refined with the addition of very small details. Come and see with us three villas immersed in the smells of the Mediterranean maquis, all three with different peculiarities and styles that refer to different historical residential building past of Salento, but that will certainly conquer everyone. These are places…
What to see in Giurdignano, a strategic municipality not far from wonderful and diversified coasts, a place for history and nature walks and fabulous stays. Defined as the megalithic garden of Italy due to its incredible concentration of dolmens and menhirs from the Neolithic era, Giurdignano, in the province of Lecce, is a place of great attraction for slow and aware travellers, who love to discover areas of high cultural…
Case nel Salento, dal trullo alla masseria, dalla casa a volte a stella nei centri storici, stili antichi e moderni che conquistano tutti: un viaggio tra le case del Salento che non troverai altrove (e che possono diventare il tuo rifugio per il prossimo viaggio). Il Salento, meravigliosa terra tra due mari, fine ultimo del nostro paese a forma di tacco, non affascina solo per il suo territorio, i suoi…
Where to stay to get around Salento and get to know the territory in an itinerant but comfortable way, by bikes, by car, through paths and easy trekking routes also suitable for children and not super trained people? There are those who choose Salento for an itinerant holiday, which allows them to see, appreciate and get to know more places, more coasts, more beaches; but is there a better place…
Experiencing the sea in Taranto, along the southern coast of the city and the extreme north of Salento: 4 places to see and love. Taranto is a city that is experiencing a new small renaissance, enhancing its history and increasing the cultural offer especially in the months of its long summer. Overlooking the Ionian Sea and the gulf that takes its name from the city, the Gulf of Taranto, Taranto…
Rural and refined, this is rural chic: more than a sub-culture or a niche trend, this is a way of seeking lifestyles based on slowness, love for rural spaces, where nature and human presence coexist as in the past. These lifestyles also affect travel choices. Travellers seeking for rural chic spaces and experiences, want and need spaces where the countryside alternates wild hues with man-made scenarios, they want very local…