Enjoy a country farm holiday between the two seas!

The “Masseria Sant'Angelo” lies in an ancient olive grove at Corigliano d'Otranto, a lively village in the heart of the “Grecia Salentina”, a historically very interesting part of the province of Lecce in Puglia.

At Masseria Sant'Angelo you can expect to experience a holiday on an active organic farm in comfortable and cozy apartments and rooms with private verandas for 2 – 4 persons. One room is ideal for handicapped persons, too.

Vegetables, olive oil, “ricotta” (soft cheese), cheese, marmalade, wine, liqueurs, tomato sauce, olives – all from organic farming are available for you to enjoy.

Taste the traditional and healthy “cucina salentina” combined with some of our own recipes. Enjoy your dinner listening to our live ethnic music “Pizzica” and you will will feel like you want to move!

Horses, donkeys, goats, hens, cats, dogs and a duck will make sure you'll enjoy a real farm holiday.

Rooms:

All lodgings are in recently restored stables built with the local natural stone. The furniture is in farmhouse style and all apartments and rooms have a veranda with garden furniture and loungers.

Towels will be exchanged all 3 days, bed linen weekly. The costs for heating and for the final cleaning are included. Children up to 3 years are our guests. Two children under 3 years are considered one person.

Ulivo:

1 room apartment, 25 sqm, antique style, ideal for 2 persons. Double bed, sofa, wardrobe, kitchen area, fridge, table and chairs, modern bathroom, separate entrance, covered veranda.

Capra e Gallina:

2 room apartments, 35 sqm, rooms divided by arch and curtain, for 2 – 5 persons, sleeping room double bed and wardrobe, living room with kitchen area with fridge and sleeping sofa for 2, modern bathroom with, heating, separate entrance, covered veranda.

Casetta dell'arancio:

For romantic people as it is standing alone. One room house (30 sqm) in the orchard, separate kitchen area, for 2 – 4 persons. 1 double bed, sleeping sofa for 2, wardrobe, table and chairs, modern bathroom, big furniture, veranda with arcades for private use only, small barbecue.

La Casa al Pozzo:

Stands alone and is a 2 room house for up to 5 persons, 55 sqm, rooms divided by arch and curtain; sleeping room with double bed, single bed and wardrobe, big living room with double bed, wardrobe and kitchen area, modern bathroom, chimney, furniture, veranda for private use only, barbecue.

Inner Courtyard Rooms:

Sposi, Corte Grande and Corte Special for 2 to 4 persons, separate entrances, courtyard with garden furniture and loungers, double bed and sleeping sofa, wardrobe, fridge, table and chairs, heating, modern bathroom, breakfast and room cleaning included.

Nearby:

Places to visit nearby include:

The historic center of Corigliano and its castle can be reached in 15 minutes by foot. Here you will find bars, restaurants, supermarkets and shops. In the evenings it is here where old and young people meet to chat and walk around and to have a drink in one of the bars “in piazza”.

Don't forget to see the old villages of the “Grecìa Salentina”, churches, guardian towers, dolmen, menhir, hermit-byzantine crypts and underground oil mills.

Corigliano is one of the places where you still can find people talking the Greek dialect “Griko”.

The next beach, maybe one of the most beautiful in Italy, is only 16 km away.

• Lecce: 25 km
• Brindisi: 60 km
• Otranto: 18 km
• Gallipoli and the Ioanian sea: 25 km

Come and see the fantastic coast between Otranto and St. Maria di Leuca.

About Lecce:

Lecce is the city for which the province of Lecce is named after. The city is only 25 km from our location and makes an excellent day trip.

Lecce is only about 49 meters above sea level on the Salentino peninsula and is approximately 10 km from the Adriatic coast.

This historical town is typically Baroque, with picturesque twisting lanes and was originally situated within 16th century walls. These walls have been replaced by wide tree lined streets and avenues.

Lecce was known as Licea during Roman times and the town was an important Roman municipium. Before this though, the town was a Messapico settlement.

When the Western Empire ended, Goths and then the Byzantines dominated the town. But then around the middle of the 11th century, the whole of Puglia was conquered by the Normans. Later the fiefdom of various rulers, it shared the vicissitudes of the Kingdom of Sicily (later known as the Kingdom of Naples and the Two Sicilies) until the unification of Italy in 1860.

Monuments in Lecce include:

• Roman theatre (2nd century AD)
• Roman amphitheatre (2nd century AD)
• Niccolò e Cataldo (originally 12th century, with Baroque façade), and adjacent 16th century cloisters
• The Duomo (originally 12th century, rebuilt in Baroque style) at the base of the towering campanile (17th century), with the nearby seminary (17th - 18th century)
• The church of S. Croce (16th - 17th century), one of the most important examples of Lecce Baroque.
• Two kilometers away lie the excavations at Rudiae (a Messapica and Roman town).

This region is rich in history, culture and natural beauty.

Activties:

• Medieval walks
• Visit De Monti Castle of Corigliano (15th century)
• Explore the ancient village of "Borgo Antico" di Corigliano

Restaurants:

The restaurants located in the "Borgo Antico" (closed for traffic in summer) invite you to taste their traditional "cucina salentina" and their wines, surrounded by ancient walls.

Bicycle Touring:

Discover Salento by bike. This region is ideal for being explored by bike. We organize guided excursions to the most beautiful parts of it.

Learn Italian:

Learn Italian while under an olive tree! Private or group lessons in a relaxed atmosphere.

Directions:

Train:

• By train to Lecce

Airplane:

• By airplane to Brindisi, then continue by car (rentals services at the airport).

Car:

• By car to Brindisi - Lecce: continue on the ss. 16 to Maglie/Leuca, after 25 km exit for Corigliano, after 300 m turn left for the Masseria (sign on the left), after further 150 m turn right and there we are.