The farm that houses the B&B has an ancient history. The main building was erected at the end of the XVII century. Originally it was a church where masses and marriages were celebrated in particular for the local community living in the noble Patitari’s family “garden” (the Contrada Santa Rosa). The most important architectural structure that still exists today is the bell tower, which rises from the central wall. The ancient chapel and sacristy are both part of the B&B rooms. At the end of XIX century, the building lost its religious function and the farm property passed through different private owners and finally came into the hands of Domenico Antonio Pedone, who acquired it on 18th February 1880 for 17,300 Lire (we preserve the original deed). Since then it has been transferred from generation to generation. At the beginning of the 20th century, Tommaso Pedone (the first successor) added two important buildings: the cellar, originally used for wine production, where his initials TP are still visibly sculpted into the ceiling; and the stall (now the breakfast room) that preserves the original manger in local stone (pietra leccese) and a big oven used in the past, especial

We love living the good life, surrounded by nature and clean air. We would love to welcome you into our family, to share our history and the fruits of our work. We love our land, the Salento region (south Apulia), its natural and cultural heritage, and invite you to explore it through slow and genuine tourism. We don’t just want to provide a place where you can spend your holidays: Instead we would like our B&B to be a meeting place for different cultures, where we share experiences, research projects, knowledge and tastes.

Our b&b is located close to Chiesanuova, a small town with all essential services: a backery, a post office, a pharmacy, a newsstand, a minimarket and an excellent restaurant-pizzeria "Giocò" at 300m from our farm. We are also close to the Salento Bike cafè, where you can rent bycicles, excursions or just to drink and eat local food. Salento's land has a huge natural and cultural heritage. You can discover it easily by car or bicycle. Gallipoli, one of the most famous Apulian destination, is at just 5 km from our b&b, Lecce at 30km and Otranto km40.