A Unique and Wonderful Italy's Hotel


PUGLIA, ITALY

An extraordinary farmhouse on the Adriatic Sea

A place of shiny coffee pots and pristine white tablecloths, traditional charm and a visitors’ book full of entries written in fountain pen. Opened 15 years ago when Puglia was still unclaimed by Londoners in Panama hats and the word masseria meant nothing to anyone, this was an instant classic. And it’s still a beautiful, unfiddled-with fortified farmhouse, with centuries-old crumbling tufa limestone walls, and 360-degree views down to the Adriatic Sea and behind to the Valle d’Itria hills. The Muolo family (who also own Torre Maizza down the road) stuck to tradition. Rooms are elegant, relevant and rooted in their surroundings by means of patterned tiled floors, framed lacework as art and lots of dark wooden furniture. Beds are made up with exquisite embroidered linens, vases of fresh lisianthus sit alongside and shutters frame the damask-curtained windows. At night, the bar serves vast gin and tonics in thick crystal highballs and dinner is a serious affair (slipper-lobster risotto, spelt ravioli, beef tagliata) with homemade limoncello as a nightcap. Eclectic ceramics and contemporary pieces of local art decorate the cool, low-ceilinged sitting rooms, and a grand piano sits under a tangle of indoor vines. There’s a sweet spa, stunning kitchen gardens and a cooking school worth flying out for, as well as a great kids’ area. And if you fancy sand between your toes, one of Puglia’s best beach clubs, Coccaro, is a two-minute drive away, with sushi on the menu and a shop selling e350 embroidered kaftans and wild neon Perspex earrings.

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