The beach of Torre Mozza is in Ugento, in Salento, between Torre San Giovanni and Lido Marini and Torre Pali beaches. It is a beautiful beach that joins up with the white beach of Torre San Giovanni to the north, creating a continuous line of sand kilometres long. Torre Mozza is in itself a very small centre inhabited by a few dozen people that increase in numbers during the summer due to the amount of [...]
I went to Castro for the nth timealong the Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca coastal road in Salento, one of the most beautiful ones in Italy. The serene and sunny day urged me to take various photos and write this mini guide at Castro that you may find useful in case you find yourselves on holiday in Salento. The first thing you will notice about Castro is its position on a small bay dominated [...]
We will be in Florence for the event focusing on short term rentals for touristic purposes: the Vacation Rental World Summit on the 23rd and 24th September. Summer is coming to an end, but here in Torre Lapillo and in Porto Cesareo September is still september summer as we call it here, òand we are beginning to organise activities that go beyond the sole management of clients and guests in our holiday homes for rent. I am [...]
We were contacted by Ville & Casali, in the month of June, for a short interview with Carlos Solito, about the real estate market in Salento, Puglia. The magazine published a reportage on our area in Puglia in which it signaled out many places to visit and local traditions to discover. "Colpo di Tacco". A voyaje to the other Salento, the inner one that is behind the famous locations of Otranto and Gallipoli. A slow [...]
A restaurant that I warmly suggest between Torre Lapillo and Porto Cesareo in Salento is without a doubt the Bacino Grande restaurant. I go there now and again, above all at the beginning of the summer before the height of the proper working season begins. Good cuisine and fantastic location. I usually choose fish but you can also order meat or vegetable based dishes, all rigorously typical gastronomical specialities. The hall has a marvellous, and [...]
The Pignata Octopus (Purpu a Pignata in local dialect) is a typical recipe in Puglia. The pignata is the terracotta container used for cooking it. Once it was done on the fire, today we have modern cookers and we do it in saucepans. But nothing prohibits you from cooking it old style if you have a terracotta container at home. Here's the recipe. Ingredients 1 Octopus | Cherry tomatoes | Parsley, Celery, Oregano, Extra virgin olive [...]
Today's question was asked by Guido and it's relative to movements towards the sea in Salento in August: how do I move about? Will I find traffic? Here's my answer, but before I must explain the opening photo. It's a photo I took from my mobile phone while I was going to my sea, yes: it can happen that a flock of sheep interrupts your trip. They are the rhythms of Salento. "hello fabio, I [...]
It gives you a pleasant feeling when the most important newspapers and magazines in the world write that your beach is among the most beautiful ones ... in the world! It had already happened with the beach where I was born in Torre Lapillo, when The Guardian listed it among the 10 most beautiful little-known beaches in the world. Now its the nearby beach of Punta Prosciutto's turn: this time it's The Telegraph that mentioned [...]
As June 2017 approaches, our first offers on holiday homes on the coast of Puglia are too. We have chosen a number of homes on offer at good prices and if you rent in certain specific periods, we can propose some really advantageous prices compared to regular market prices. The offers are for the following periods: - from the 17th June to the 1st July (two weeks) - from the 17th June to the 24th [...]
The Salento cuisine from the south of Puglia has very many dishes that recall ancient peasant culinary traditions. One of the most traditional recipies is without doubt Ciceri e tria (fried dough with chickpeas) a real gastronomical must if you find yourselves here in Salento on holiday. Usually, you can eat this dish in the typical inns of the Salento inland. When you are asking for this dish at a restaurant don't ever say fried [...]
I love walking in the open air through the countryside, and here in Salento there are fantastic views to be seen in spring time. So much so that even if finding the time to write is getting harder because of the summer season approaching (which means more work), I still wanted to write this post and let you see images of the countryside. Here is what I saw in the Itria Valley between the towns [...]
There’s a must-see place in Salento where you will find beaches, lakes and forests all together in one place. It's called Alimini Beach or simply ‘Alimini’. It’s a beautiful beach north of Baia dei Turchi in Otranto which I recommended you visit during your holiday in Salento. The Alimini consists of two small lakes close to Otranto and the Adriatic Sea: Alimini Grande to the North and Alimini Piccolo to the South (also known as [...]