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Villa |1 bedroom |Sleeps 5

Contrada La Chiusa in Ostuni

From £300 per week

Short stays welcome

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

Villa Tranquilla is a large one bedroom villa set in two acres of garden. The villa has just been renovated throughout and the kitchen and bathroom are brand new and the whole property has been redecorated and refurbished throughout including a security alarm.

The grounds are extensive with a picturesque stone trulli adjacent to the villa with shaded areas for outside dining and Bar-B-Q. The villa and gardens overlook the hilly countryside and the roof terrace has panoramic views of the surrounding countryside ideal for enjoying an evening drink while watching the sun go down.

For a truly relaxing holiday our villa is located within the countryside and it is in a fantastic position for exploring the region and only a short drive from Ostuni with easy access to all amenities, including the local market, shops, supermarkets, restaurants and bars. We are also only 20 mins from Brindisi airport and a mere 15 mins from the nearest beautiful sandy white beach.

Facilities

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Front of Villa

 

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Veranda and Villa

 

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Costa Merlata just 15 minutes away

 

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Kitchen

The Puglia/Molise region

Puglia is situated in the heel of Italy. Its outside heel runs along the Adriatic and its instep runs along the Ionian. Its major towns are Brindisi, Bari, Lecce, Gallipoli and Otranto. Stretching from Bari to the ancient lands of Otranto, Puglia is an enormous olive grove contained within dry-stone walls, ancient oil presses and traditional farms.

Puglia is where the Northern Italians come to holiday. Uncrowded beaches, Italian food like you have never tasted before - forget Tuscany, this is where the real Italy is.

Protected by its previous lack of international airports, Puglia is still what we all think of when we think of Italy: great food, ancient architecture and a welcoming people whose attitude to life is a holiday in itself.

Puglia is about enjoying yourself: going out to dinner is cheap and children are welcome everywhere. And there is always something to do and a town to visit. Indeed, Lecce has been described as the loveliest baroque city in the Mediterranean.

The Ostuni / Contrada La Chiusa area

Ostuni is situated on three hills, a short distance away from the Adriatic coast. The medieval village is clustered on one of the three hills and stands with its whitewashed facade over a limestone cliff. Thus Ostuni is called also "the white town".

The city of Ostuni is a series of levels, staircases, small roads, alleys and arches. Hints of the Middle Ages are at hand in every corner, in every view to the sea, in the portal of a palace, in the walls of a convent or the front of a church.

The brightness of its whitewashed houses, set against the pink-tinged brown of its principal monument, makes the town stand out in the green of the surrounding area. This happy combination of the natural and the man-made has made Ostuni one of the most attractive cities in the region and an essential part of any tour of Italy.

You can happily spend a relaxed week exploring Ostuni on foot, enjoying its strange mix of architectural styles and sampling the delights of its many cafés, bars and restaurants and in July and August it has its own festivals, when thousands of people descend to see the decorated streets and sample the local food until the early hours of the morning.

We suggest visiting this town when the sky is particularly clear or even when a thunderstorm is coming and the sun still lights up the buildings: the intense contrast of luminescence gives a unique great effect!

It's also amazing taking a visit on evening when the town shows its tourist vocation offering numerous candle lit restaurants, bars and shops.

There are 4 vibrant towns less than 15 mins away with restaurants as well as shops and bars
Ostuni is one of the most stunning cities in southern Italy famous for the dazzling effect of its whitewashed houses. It is a genuine and charming example of Mediterranean architecture.

Also worth a visit is Cisternino, with its delightful centro storico, and Locorotondo, built in a circular formation, hence its name, where streets spiral up to a magnificent church which can be seen for miles around. In the modern area, the local cantina sociale, a vast wine factory, sells the very good local wine. Best is the white wine, which costs about 8 euros for 5 litres.

Perhaps most interesting is Alberobello, famous for its thousands of trulli – the world famous circular stone houses with cone-shaped roofs made of dry stones (without cement!). These fascinating buildings are dotted all over the countryside round Ostuni and look like hobbit houses. There is even a trullo church.

Not far from Alberobello are the Grotte di Castellana, the amazing underground caves and passages full of magical stalagmites and stalagtites. Don’t be put off by the touristy shops and long queues in summer months – the caves are spectacular and worth a wait.

If you want the ultimate hands-on safari experience, a visit to Zoosafari, in Fasano, is the must-do family outing. Remember to bring nuts for the monkey train and breadsticks for the camels and giraffes. This is Italy and the animals are there for feeding.

Martina Franca, another town not far from Ostuni, holds an international arts festival every year in late July/early August – if you want tickets you need to go online to www.euro-festival.net and look for the Festival della Valle d’Itria. You would need to book some months ahead: they stage little known operas which get booked up early.

How to get there

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The nearest civil airports are Brindisi and Bari.

RYANAIR are offering economically priced daily alternate flights to Bari and Brindisi from London Stansted.

BRINDISI AIRWAYS are now flying direct to Bari from Gatwick. The service runs twice a week Thursday and Saturday from 3 April until 25 October 2008.

JET2COM. Another economical option for travellers from the midlands and north of the UK is to fly from Leeds Braford to Rome with Jet2 and then onto Bari with Blu-express or Airone. Flights from Leeds Bradford are every day from 30 March until 26 October 2008.

Blu-express have one flight Sunday to Friday to and from Rome. Times vary according to the day.

Airone fly at least 3 times a day to and from Rome.

EASYJET.COM
Alternatively, Easyjet fly to Napoli which is approximately 3.5 hours drive - see map for an idea of location

Activities near Ostuni

Guestbook for VILLA TRANQUILLA

"........ all in all the villa was fantastic - just what we wanted, so thank you very much."

"I can't thank you enough for letting us use your beautiful villa. you have done a great job refurbishing it, it's very comfortable. We were absolutely thrilled with it. Sitting out in the evenings is great. it's so quite and peaceful. It really was a restful place and made our holdiay really great."

Rental prices

Prices for group size 5
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Late	1 Nov 11	1 Jan 12	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
Early	1 Jan 12	4 Mar 12	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
Spring	4 Mar 12	31 May 12	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week
Late Spring	31 May 12	1 Jul 12	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
Summer	1 Jul 12	1 Oct 12	400£ 400	0-	0-	1 Week
Autumn	1 Oct 12	1 Nov 12	350£ 350	0-	0-	1 Week
Late	1 Nov 12	1 Jan 13	300£ 300	0-	0-	1 Week

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

In addition to the weekly rate, a £100.00 returnable deposit is requested and you are requested to leave Euro 50 on your departure for cleaning and laundry. Additionally the water comes from a bowser rather than pipes and this will probably need filling up during your stay which we arrange but payment is direct to the driver.

Availability

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2 years listed You are contacting Efua Adams Landline +44 01908 504154 Mobile n/a Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2009. This villa has so far received 0 reviews.