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Villa |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 6

San Vito dei Normanni in Brindisi

From £550 per week

7 nights minimum stay

Changeover flexible

4.5 out of 5

7 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Swimming pool, beach or lakeside relaxation, air conditioning, balcony/terrace, car essential, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

Villa Poggio is superbly situated 1km outside the town of San Vito dei Normanni in a small residential village. The villa boasts a large private swimming pool and completely enclosed private gardens with a large variety of fruit trees. You will enjoy the rural tranquillity of the villa whilst being close to all the local amenities such as cafes, bars, shops, supermarkets and restaurants.

San Vito dei Normanni is a town of just over 20,000 inhabitants located in Puglia, the heel of Italy's boot, and is just 5 minutes away from the Adriatic Coast and its many beaches. The town is a perfect location to relax and experience real Italy, but is also in an ideal location should you wish to discover more of this beautiful region.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The villa is equipped with automatic air conditioning units which deliver hot or cool air. The lounge has a feature open fireplace for romantic evenings during the cooler months. The owners are nearby (within the grounds) to offer help and support if required (and may have occasional use of the pool).

The villa is equipped with flat screen TV, DVD music centre with surround sound and a selection of CDs and DVDs in addition an XBox computor games system with a variety of games.

The garden is very child friendly as it is enclosed with stone walls/fencing and private entrance gates. In addition, the patio surrounding the villa has a further wall/shrubbery with 4 small gates which can be closed to enable very young children to play safely.

Further details outdoors:
The property is set in a tranquil secluded spot whereby the front elevation is lined with mature trees. The garden is 4,500 m² (approx 1 acre) and has a mixture of fruit trees; orange, lemon, apple, fig, pommegrannate, peach, apricot, cherry, pear, nespole, medlar as well as grapes, olives, almond and walnut. Guests are invited to help themselves to whatever fruit is in season. The garden also has a pretty tropical area. The swimming pool is a large 12m x 6m x 2.5m (at deep end) with roman steps for easy access, with bordering patio and landscaping. Adjacent to the pool is a further 6m x 8m sunbathing terrace enclosed by low level stone walls and gazebo for those hot summer days. The pool and patio area is well lit for relaxing in the warm evenings. Ample sun loungers are provided as well as outside shower for cooling off. Built BBQ for alfresco dining. Patio tables and chairs. Outside sink and washing-up facilities with hot and cold water. Covered veranda to front of villa with large marble table and comfortable padded seating. Additional outside lighting to villa and driveway.
Separate outside utility room housing washing machine, clothes airer, ironing board/iron, beach/pool towels, cool bag & ice packs & inflatables for pool.

Further details

Food & drink welcome pack provided on arrival.
Garden is shared with the owners of the property who are nearby(within the grounds) to offer help and support if required, ensuring you have a fantastic holiday from start to finish.
An information pack is provided in the villa for guests use.

Conditions

25% non-refundable deposit to be made to secure booking.
The full amount is required 6 weeks before arrival date.
A security deposit of 200 euros is required (payable with remaining amount) and will be reimbursed fully on guests departure (subject to satisfactory property inspection)
Payments to be made by bank transfer.

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The Puglia/Molise region

The region is renowned for its ancient olive groves and vineyards with a climate encouraging an abundance of fresh produce which can be purchased at the daily local markets.

For sun worshippers there are beaches to suit all tastes ranging from long sandy and unspoilt stretches, beaches set in coastal resorts or secluded rocky coves.

Alberobello known as the Capital of the Trulli is very unusual with lots of buildings known as trullo.The trullo is a fascinating architectural feature of this area of Puglia, a building with conical roof made without mortar. Alberobello has special status internationally - designated a UNESCO world heritage site - because its collection of some 1,500 trulli in an urban environment is unique. Some of the trulli are now used for stores, restaurants, and lodging, but many are still inhabited by locals, who are very friendly to visitors. Alberobello is a tourist attraction, but it is not overrun, especially away from the main tourist honey pot, and most visitors are Italian. Areas to visit, include the two trulli zones, the Basilica, Trullo Sovrano, the trullo church of St Antony and the trulli museum.

The caves at Castellano: Near Fasano, have magnificent underground caverns.
Cripta di San Biagio 15 mins away from Villa Poggio (and signposted) is one of the most important 'Rock Churches' in the region. Inside this cave church, you will find 12th Century paintings, and exquisite, richly decorated frescos.

The Brindisi / San Vito dei Normanni area

San Vito dei Normanni is 1km from Villa Poggio. Aside from all the usual amenities expected of a town with 20,000 inhabitants, the area is also of historical importance. Ostuni (known locally as ‘The White City’ so named for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture) is approx 20 minute drive. Lecce ‘The Florence of South’ so called because of the quantity of important baroque monuments found there, is approx 40 minute drive.

San Vito has two Squares (piazza) with many cafes, bars/icecream parlours. Or visit the sidestreets where you will come across typical trattorias and restaurants where you can relax and enjoy a traditional meal or sit and have a drink or an icecream whilst mixing with the friendly puglinese.

Nearby the protected coast and the nature reserve of Torre Guaceto is comprised of and encloses a precious stretch of an uncontaminated and charming coast where time seems to have stopped. The park extends itself at approximately 1000 hectares of land and 2000 hectares of sea that makes up an overall stretch of coast of approx 7km. The tall sand dunes which peak on the sea are studded in the summer season with lillies and are overcome by century-old junipers.

Fasano Zoo Safari and Fun Park offers a brilliant day out for all the family as does Aquafollies Water Park in Lido Silvana on the Ionian Coast..

There is a public tennis court within walking distance of the villa approx 500m for those who have plenty of energy.

For cycling enthusiasts Villa Poggio offers 4 adult mountain bikes should you wish to explore the surrounding countryside which is very flat with many attractive country lanes.

An information pack is available with the villa covering local amenities and places of interest.

How to get there

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Brindisi Airport (about 20 mins by car) served by Ryanair.

Bari Palese Airport (about 1 hour 10 mins by car) - served by Ryanair and British Airways.

There are also budget italian airlines so you can fly from the UK for example with change over in Milan. 'myair.com', 'flyairone.it', 'volareweb.com', 'alpieagles.com'

Activities near Brindisi

Reviews

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20 Oct 2011

“Great location, fantastic villa, your own pool, lovely owners. What more do you want?” The Villa itself was great and Angie and Steve have provided everything you can possibly need. Mosquito nets on every doo and window, Air Con, loads of towels, all kinds of kitchen equipment, games,... more

07 Oct 2011

“what a beautiful villa owners really helpful and friendly” we visited villa poggio in september when we arrived we were over the moon with the villa and the surrounding pool and garden area the villa is like home from home everything you needed was there. Steve and Angela were very helpful giving us info on the local area places to visit nothing was to much trouble for them it was very nice to have the owners living on site just in case you did need anything. the whole of the villa and pool were spotless i can not find anything to fault this beautiful escape to this villa i would not hesitate in returning here again next year. The added bonus for us was Daisy steve and angie's lovely dog brilliant place to stay

06 Oct 2011

“A fantistic place to stay.” My wife and I stayed at Villa Poggio for a week in September 2011. The villa and the hosts were fantastic. A very well equipped residence, a real home from home. Idealy located for exploring the area with good links to motorway. We spent 3 days out and about in Lecce, Matera (very well worth the trip) and Arbellobello. We also had 4 days at the villa around the fantastic pool and terrace soaking up the sun. Steve and Angela were fantastic hosts, full of local knowledge. They live on site and this is very handy for those little questions and queries you generaly have. Steve provided us with a 24 hour weather forecast so we could plan what we were going to do each day. A thoroughly enjoyable stay. Thankyou.

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16 Sep 2011

“The Perfect Villa” The villa was ideally located in the countryside - near enough to San Vito to be handy for shops and restaurants and close to the coast for short journeys to the wonderful beaches. The villa itself was secluded, spotless and comfortable and the pool was an absolute dream: large, beautifully maintained and surrounded by fig trees. A real bonus is that the owners live separately in the grounds and, whilst being totally unintrusive and leaving us to our privacy, were on hand with invaluable advice on local restaurants, shops, beaches, areas of interest, and in our case, locations of pharmacies! We've visited Apulia before and this is by far the best villa we've stayed in.

30 Jul 2011

“Relaxing Holiday with Fabulous Pool” Villa Poggio was just what we wanted for a relaxing and peaceful holiday. Its proximity to local beaches was good when we wanted to tear ourselves away from the fabulous pool. The town with large supermarket was 5 mins drive and Brindisi airport was only 20 mins away. The friendly owners were welcoming on arrival and on hand to give advice and helpful information throughout our stay. The area has many interesting places to visit and an abundance of restaurants serving good italian food.

29 Jul 2011

“Lovely villa in a perfect spot” We have just returned from staying at Villa Poggio. This was our first visit to Italy and we have had a lovely time. The owners Steve and Angela live within the grounds of the villa and were very... more

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21 Jul 2011

“Everything you need, expect and want from a villa plus more!” Superb villa, excellent pool and gardens and all so very well maintained. From collecting hire car at the airport to driving to the villa was very easy (sat nav- Garmin, showed every little road!). A hire car is essential for getting around and getting out an about even with the brilliant facilities on site such as your own BBQ, veranda with outside dining table, pool (excellent size and kept really clean), there is so much to see and do. A favourite for us was Torre Guacito (a local beach which is part of a wetlands reserve) 10 mins away from the villa by car as are a couple of other beaches, parking is 4 euro's all day and includes a land train to & from beach although you can walk down,but if you have a picnic/umbrella etc take the train! There's so many more places we wanted to fit into a week amongst the places we went to. Ange and Steve the on site owners are so kind, genuine and helpful and not forgetting welcoming. They are able to point you in the right direction if you want help. Dining out is what we chose to do most/all the week- not 1 bad meal. The local shop though is a 5 minute drive and stocks everything you'd need from basics to your meat/cheese/wine/beer/shampoo etc if you want to cook in or BBQ! You couldn't ask for a more idyllic country location so close to the beach and so many attractions and places to visit within an hours reach. You certainly won't be bored the extra's at the villa such as a beach umbrella, cool box (ask ange and steve), bucket and spade mean you can pack light but still have everything you need for a great holiday! We will be heading back again and again as it was a 5* holiday rental. Thanks Ange and Steve for your hospitality.

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Great house, great location for touring, great pool, lovely people. ... enjoyed staying here. Marion & Joe Barry (Tralee, Ireland)

Very comfortable & well equipped villa, lovely pool, tranquil setting. Excellent hosts, well done. Jane & Peter (Newcastle-under-Lyme UK)

Thankyou for your warm welcome. You have a lovely villa & gorgeous pool... thankyou sincerely for all your advice and help... Marty & Maureen (Bangor, Ireland)

Got what we were looking for - a relaxing poolside holiday - children were waterbabies practically living in there. Villa well equipped and clean. Sally & Simon (Shottenden UK)

We've had a fantastic time and what lovely landlords you both are! We look forward to another holiday in your villa and will highly recommend villa poggio to our friends. Michael & Joy (Stanmore UK)

We've had a fabulous relaxing holiday. Angela and Steve are excellent hosts giving the attention required in an understated way. The villa is very well equipped and made for home from home. Excellent pool, excellent weather. Altogether more than we'd hoped for. Vanessa & Adrian (Beds UK)

Rental prices

Prices for group size 6
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Christmas/New Year	20 Dec 10	5 Jan 11	650£ 650	0-	0-	1 Week
Low Season	5 Jan 11	1 May 11	550£ 550	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid Season	1 May 11	1 Jun 11	600£ 600	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid Season	1 Jun 11	1 Jul 11	695£ 695	0-	0-	1 Week
High Season	1 Jul 11	1 Sep 11	950£ 950	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid Season	1 Sep 11	1 Oct 11	695£ 695	0-	0-	1 Week
Low Season	1 Oct 11	20 Dec 11	550£ 550	0-	0-	1 Week
Christmas/New Year	20 Dec 11	5 Jan 12	650£ 650	0-	0-	1 Week
Low Season	5 Jan 12	1 May 12	550£ 550	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid Season	1 May 12	1 Jun 12	600£ 600	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid Season	1 Jun 12	1 Jul 12	695£ 695	0-	0-	1 Week
High Season	1 Jul 12	1 Sep 12	950£ 950	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid Season	1 Sep 12	1 Oct 12	695£ 695	0-	0-	1 Week
Low Season	1 Oct 12	20 Dec 12	550£ 550	0-	0-	1 Week
Christmas/New Year	20 Dec 12	5 Jan 13	650£ 650	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

NO PRICE INCREASES FOR 2012!

Low season and Christmas / New Year periods include heating

Mid/High Season periods include air conditioning

Prices are for the property per week in UK Pounds.

Prices are based on 4 people sharing:-

Discounts available for longer rental periods. 10% discount for third week. 5% discount p/w for low occupancy (up to 50% capacity -excludes July/Aug)

£10 per night to be added to total amount payable for each extra person (when party exceeds 4 people)

Check with owners for further details.

For Cancellations see as follows:-

29-56 days notice - 50% of total cost

15-28 days notice - 25% of total cost

1-14 days notice - 10% of total cost

0 - Nothing refunded

Payment accepted by PayPal

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4 years listed You are contacting Angela Carter Landline n/a Mobile +39 3395737726 Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This villa has received 7 reviews from previous guests.