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5. Salento
You cannot travel to Puglia without a quick tour around Salento’s small villages and beautifully preserved masserie, fortified farmhouses consisting of a number of buildings that served as a house for the landowner and his workers. Among the other reasons you should travel to Salento are the mesmerizing beaches such as Baia dei Turchi, the picturesque Porto Badisco, Porto Miggiano in the beautiful spa town of Santa Cesarea Terme, the rocky cold-spring Cala dell’Acquaviva in Marina di Marittima, and Marina Serra, near Tricase.
For an authentic lodging experience you should stay in Masseria Ferrarelli Trepizzi, a gorgeous fully renovated and family-run masseria with beautifully preserved ancient tools, spacious outdoor patios surrounded by olive and almond trees, which offers a unique blend of peace and tranquility. The property is located in Diso, a small town near the coastal gem of Castro, and it can host up to eight guests in cozy, welcoming rooms. The Masseria also offers a comprehensive number of services covering bike rentals, yoga lessons, cookery classes and wine and food tasting tours (among these are also delicious barbecue and cheese tasting experiences) designed to meet customers’ specific needs.
Masseria Ferrarelli believes in the unparalleled benefits of genuine organic products, in the art of slow cooking and in preserving ancient recipes which are passed from generation to generation, a legacy it guards jealously.
Cristina and Filippo are the owners own this property. They are entrepreneurs in the tourism industry and are also avid travellers. They believe that at the heart of hospitality there must be a commitment to excellence, and their aim is to create memorable and personalized experiences for all their guests.
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