Cutrofiano holiday villa rental with walking, beach/lake nearby, disabled access, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Casablanca (villa)

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Beautiful modern villa to let amidst citrus gardens and olive groves. There are two bedrooms (one double and one twin), bathroom, a large sitting room with separate kitchen. There is a sofa-bed in the living room which sleeps 2. There are patios both in front and back large for both relaxing and dining and get plenty of sun all day. There is also an outside shower, set within the enchanting walled Citrus Garden.

In Winter, there's still plenty to do. Either relax indoors with the large widescreen TV, DVD and Xbox or take advantage of the peaceful surroundings.

Casablanca is in beautiful grounds and set back from the road. It is ideal for a peaceful private stay but also only 2 miles from both Cutrofiano and Collepasso. The coast is nearby, the closest beach being in Galipoli only 15 mins drive away. Other cities such as Otranto are a short distance from the villa, as are ancient caves, the tip of the boot, Santa Maria de Leuca and the baroque jewel Lecce.

living room	Hidden beach on road to Santa Maria de Leuca
Front Drive

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The Puglia/Molise region

Puglia, Italy's heel, is a veritable storehouse of natural and cultural treasures waiting to be discovered. With its fabulous climate, Apulia has the best of both worlds: some of Italy's quietest and most unspoiled beaches, a stunning coastline, and inland, landscapes that are fertile and undulating - often dotted with picturesque olive trees and pastoral herds of sheep. As you travel across Apulia, the silhouettes of ancient ruined castles and magnificent palazzi on the horizon imbue this land with an almost Arcadian feel and evoke a sense of peaceful nostalgia for former times.

"The California of Italy" is the phrase that chambers of commerce and tourist development agencies use to lure tourists to Puglia, but Puglia has something California lacks: a depth of history, a sense of the chiaroscuro of tragedy and loss, of the harsh side of life that counterpoints moments of joy and sweetness. There's a special poignancy to celebration when the ache of misfortune and sorrow underlies it: It seems significant that the pizzica, a woman's triumphal dance of seduction and conquest, is almost indistinguishable from the ritualistic rapture of the tarantella, the hypnotic trance-dance induced by the remorseless sting of a spider that lurks, one writer says, "in the labyrinths of a guilty conscience" and almost always attacks women, almost always those who have been unlucky in love or marriage.

Puglia (or Apulia as it is also called), is a food and wine lover’s paradise. One reason is that the fresh produce is of such high quality. Indeed, many of the basic elements of the Italian kitchen originate from Puglia. A huge proportion of Italy’s fish is caught off the extensive Apulian coast, 70% of the country’s olive oil is produced here and the region provides 80% of Europe’s pasta. Many quality wines are produced here, 10% of the European production to be more precise with the best reds from the Peninsula Salentina.

No less than twenty castles make the Salento area itself into one huge fort, a rock-like bastion, which together with coastal towers and internally fortified farmhouses, have stood against the hundreds of invasions which through the centuries have made this region a conquered land or a land to conquer for Normans, Swabians, Angevins, Aragonese, Spanish, Venetians and Saracens. The actual lay-out of nearly all Salento’s castles dates back to the Renaissance period (15th and 16th century), even if is often the case that earlier structures have been built into various complexes, as for example in the case of the castles in Copertino, Gallipoli, Otranto, Acquarica del Capo, Presicce, Morciano di Leuca and Roca Vecchia. A mention apart for the castle in Corigliano d’Otranto, a superb synthesis of military practicality and artistic beauty. It is the most decoratively rich in the region and among the most visited and admired castles in the South of Italy.

Cutrofiano area

THE SEA
Extending for more than 150 kilometres between the two seas which have modelled its morphology and history, the Salento has an enchanting and evocative coastline.

The East Cost
Anyone who would like to do a round tour of the two seas, a little more than 200 kilometres, along the panoramic state road 611 as far as the «Cesine», one of the most interesting and evocative marsh lands in Europe, protected by an international convention. A visit to the area, part of the Vernole district, is enriched by marshes, and bogs, and a volunteer guide is available from the WWF offering you the possibility to admire the various natural habitats, from dunes to salt marshes, from reeds to oak and pine woods, to woodland with myrtle, masitic tree and broom, a refuge for numerous animal and vegetable species and transit crossroads for some migratory birds. From here, going towards Otranto, passing the bathing resorts of San Foca, Roca Vecchia, Torre dell’Orso and Sant’Andrea, places which are still intact and uncontaminated, protected by low pine woods which slope down to the sand dunes, and port of call for lovers of sailing and sea recreation. Roca Vecchia is a Messapian centre built on a prehistoric settlement. Excavations have brought to light the huge stone blocks of the surrounding walls and a necropolis with numerous rectangular tombs sculpted in the rock and a funeral hoard from the 4th-3rd century BC, mostly vases, red figures and «trozzelle» Messapian vases. The Alimini lakes announce your imminent arrival in Otranto. They are two mirrors of water of varying saltiness with freshwater streams which run parallel to the coast, noticeable for their swamp vegetation and thick reeds which are home to rare vegetable species, such as insect-eating grass, marsh orchids and Salentine heather. An oasis of fauna protection, the lakes are a destination for coots and herons.

Otranto is one of the most exciting sea resorts in the district. Its history of martyrdom to the wrath of the Saracens-who left a desert of tears and blood in their wake, and pearls of their civil, military and religious architecture suspended in a Levant atmosphere-is enough to make this an elite tourist resort throughout the year. From Palascia Point, the most eastern extremity of Italy, on a clear day you can sea the Albanian coast and mountains. The coastal road which wends its way towards Leuca is one of the most alluring touristic routes in the region, with its ups and downs which sometimes reach heights of eighty metres above the sea, and its winding route, it seems to have been planned by nature to hold the interest of a traveller in search of new emotions. Softening the bitterness of the rock, constantly beaten by wind, the devoted olives cling to the hills and valleys seeming to almost lap the blue stretch of sea. Here everything sucks you into a whirlwind of history, nature and legends.

THE WEST COAST
After Punta Ristola of S.Maria di Leuca the scenery changes perceptibly. Low cliffs and stretches of sand interrupt the high precipices of before, red earth and vineyards come into view interspersed with sixteenth century towers and umbrella laden beaches. Stories of Barbarian incursions give each place its name: Torre dell’Omo Morto (dead man’s tower) and Torre Marchiello (Castrignano del Capo), Torre Vado (Morciano di Leuca), Torre Pali (Salve), Torre Mozza and Torre San Giovanni (Ugento), Torre Suda (Racale). Of particular interest for naturalists in this part of the coast are the Ugento inlets, these constitute another amazing nature reserve, a damp zone characterised by its marshland of rushes and reeds (which are used in one of Salento’s most typical handicrafts) and which is also a migratory passage for beautiful birds such as royal swans. «Paiare» (stone huts) and dry stone walls punctuate the coast until the Ionian reveals, in all its beauty Gallipoli, the «beautiful» city («kalè polis» in Greek), seemingly an island, with its dazzling church domes. Justly famous Gallipoli is, with Lecce, Otranto and Leuca, one of the marvels of the Mediterranean and worth a prolonged visit.

How to get there

Situated in Salento, the "high heel of Italy’s boot”, in the very south-east of the country, within the larger region of Puglia (or Apulia as it is sometimes called in English).

Set outside the village of Cutrofiano, 45 minutes from Brindisi airport (Ryanair from Stansted). Only 15 minutes to the Ionian coast and 25 minutes to the Adriatic coast.

There are ferries from the port of Brindisi to Greece and Albania

Activities near Cutrofiano

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The interior is modern, fully fitted with ceiling fans for summer and central heating for winter.
Large double doors open to the front patio and there is an intercom operated gate system.

Standard Service includes cleaning and emergency telephone contact during stay.

Let us know if you require additional services such as:
1. Additional cleaning services
2. Contact that can personally guide you from any nearby towns of Cutrofiano/Maglie/Corigliano/Collepasso and take you to the villa.
3. Welcome Pack with all the essentials to ensure you dont go hungry when you arrive at the villa, (milk, bread, butter, coffee, tea, sugar, water and of course some local Salentino wine) - please request for other dietry requirements

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
29 Jun - 30 Aug 08	26 Jul 08	31 Aug 08	500£  500	0-	0-	Flexible
31 Aug - 27 Sep 08	31 Aug 08	28 Sep 08	300£  300	0-	0-	Flexible
28 Sep - 25 Oct 08	28 Sep 08	26 Oct 08	280£  280	0-	0-	Flexible
26 Oct - 15 Nov 08	26 Oct 08	16 Nov 08	200£  200	0-	0-	Flexible
16 Nov - 20 Dec 08	16 Nov 08	21 Dec 08	140£  140	0-	0-	Flexible
21 Dec 08 - 03 Jan 09	21 Dec 08	4 Jan 09	300£  300	0-	0-	Flexible
04 Jan - 11 Apr 08	4 Jan 09	12 Apr 09	250£  250	0-	0-	Flexible
12 Apr - 27 Jun 09	12 Apr 09	28 Jun 09	350£  350	0-	0-	Flexible
28 Jun - 25 Jul 09	28 Jun 09	26 Jul 09	400£  400	0-	0-	Flexible
26 Jul - 29 Aug 09	26 Jul 09	30 Aug 09	500£  500	0-	0-	Flexible
30 Aug - 26 Sep 09	30 Aug 09	27 Sep 09	350£  350	0-	0-	Flexible

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

A deposit of 30% of the total cost of your holiday will be required to secure your reservation and we will forward to you a proforma invoice for the balance nearer the date of your final payment. The total cost of your holiday should be paid no later than 8 weeks before commencement of your holiday. Upon receipt of full payment for your holiday we will provide you with a comprehensive information pack containing local information, directions and contact numbers of people and services to assist in ensuring you have a trouble free and enjoyable holiday. A refundable security deposit of £150 is payable when total payment is due, this is to cover loss/non return of keys, damages, breakages or extra cleaning.

Guestbook

'It is a beautiful house. Really spacious, airy, comfortable yet simple. It feels very authentically Italian. The figs from the trees tasted deliciously juicy when we went in August. Fresh grapes from the vine, simply divine and pomegranates, limes... all a little sublime!
Cutrofiano is a stunning town, with free opera in the streets, candlelit processions and stalls of artisan goodies. Great roof-top restaurant, seriously friendly folk and jugs of local wine, very fine and remarkably reasonable" Roisin and Eoin Conlon

"Thanks Rory. We had a fantastic time at your house. Modern design and good to have the dvds and xbox for those rainy nights when we went in November. The surrounding area is breathtaking, the scenery amazing and a great location for those peaceful strolls through the olive groves" John and Robbie McKeown

"10/10 for service!! It was great to arrive fresh in Italy and have the luxury of someone guiding me to your house. The food basket was great as was the welcome pack. The house was so secure, which was great for the little one. We "zoned" the citrus garden at the back and front patio, which let us completely open the house up and let in all that fresh italian air." Ajay, Savita and Asha Odedra

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Name:	Rory Gallagher
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