Goleen Harbour
Goleen, County Cork · Sleeps up to 5
EcoCabins and geodesic domes on a thirty-eight-acre coastal farm at the far end of the Mizen Peninsula.
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- Atlantic views
- Off-grid
- Geodesic domes
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Photographs by Masseria Aprile, used with permission.
Masseria Aprile
Locorotondo, Bari, Puglia
Trulli and a working masseria in the Valle d'Itria, in the same family since about 1700.
Why we love it
Trulli are the conical drystone huts of the Valle d'Itria, built without mortar so they could be pulled down quickly when the tax inspector came. Most of the ones tourists sleep in have been restored to within an inch of their lives; these belong to a masseria that has been in the Aprile family for twelve generations, a kilometre outside Locorotondo.
Locorotondo itself is the white circular town on the hill, and Alberobello — the one on all the postcards — is close enough to visit early and leave before the coaches.
Best for: Puglia's stone architecture, from inside it
Worth knowing
- The Jacuzzi in the garden is open in June, July and August only.
The practicalities
- Wifi
- Good
- Extras
- Charging an electric car at the wallbox — there is a charge for the service
Getting there
- Nearest station
- Fasano — 9.3 miles
- Without a car
- Difficult, but possible
Fasano station is 15 km away; Locorotondo has an FSE station and the nearest bus stop is 1.5 km. Bari and Brindisi airports are both 64 km. A transfer from the airport or station can be arranged on request. By car, leave Locorotondo towards Martina Franca, turn left at the first roundabout towards Cisternino, right at the second, and the farm is about 300 metres on.
What is around it
Towns
- Martina Franca · 3.1 miles — Eighteenth-century Baroque and, in July and August, the Festival della Valle d'Itria.
- Alberobello · 5.6 miles — The trulli capital, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Cisternino · 6.2 miles — Butchers' shops that turn into restaurants in the evening.
- Fasano · 6.2 miles — The zoo and Fasanolandia, plus the ruins of Egnazia.
- Ostuni · 14.3 miles — The white city.
- Polignano a Mare · 15.5 miles
- Matera · 46.6 miles
Days out
- Castellana Grotte · 14.3 miles
Who runs it
The farm has belonged to the same family since 1700, the year it was built, and is part of a 25-hectare estate. In 1992 the owner, with her husband Antonio and her children Valerio and Stefania, renovated the buildings and opened the agriturismo. The family lives in the ancient stone manor house on the estate, and presses its own extra virgin olive oil from Nociara, Leccina, Ogliarola and the local Nozzarola.
Where it is
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