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Hotel Trullidea
Trulli were originally built without the use of mortar. Floors, walls, and roofs were crafted from the local limestone, which often lies just inches beneath the surface. Interior: Except for doors and windows and occasionally lintels, the only wood used in trulli construction is the tavalato, a wooden floor laid upon hand-hewn beams and reached by ladder, which forms an attic space that was used for storage and sometimes as sleeping space.. Exterior walls are laid in square or circular plan and from the walls springs the most visually striking feature of the trulli, their cone-shaped roofs. These are created by laying concentric circles of stone, each circle slightly larger than the following one. The horizontal friction between the carefully crafted and fitted stones, and the horizontal arch effect of each ring resisted the tendency of the roof to collapse inwards, thus allowing these massive roofs to be constructed without formwork. The roof is covered with thin slabs of stone "shingles", called "chiancarelle". Elaborate guttering systems are built into the roof to carry the water away from the building or into cisterns beneath or nearby the trullo.
Grand Hotel Approdo
The hotel, typically in Mediterranean style, it is endowed with every confort. In panoramic position it leans out the tourist port of Leuca where the Adriatic sea meets the Jonio.
The hotel has 54 rooms, conditioned air, balconies with the sea view, panoramic view of the two seas, phone direct, television in all the rooms, frigobar, ample baths with shower, hair dryers .
In the restaurant, signalled by the most prestigious specialized guides, you can taste typical dishes of fish, meat and vegetables that in their simplicity they exalt the gastronomic tradition of Puglia. ...we want to make to taste you every day a different specilities and to know the taste of the salentina tradition ...
Masseria Monte Lauro
Masseria Montelauro is located in the hinterland from Salento, 2 kilometers from Otranto and the sea, in the peaceful silence of the countryside. We restored the Farmhouse, built in 1878, with full respect for its original nature, just as we have retained all the colors and fruits that have always characterized our countryside in the garden that surrounds it. The only modern touch: the swimming pool in the inner court surrounded by the orchard. The Farmhouse has 27 rooms, 1 suite and 1 junior suite created in the ancient structure of a monastery. What we offer is made unique by the Mediterranean atmosphere of our interiors and by our passion for discreet hospitality. Just as our Salento cuisine is unique: dishes that are sometimes forgotten but that are unforgettable. Each room has independent entry to the garden, is furnished with care to details and is endowed with all comforts: air conditioning, telephone and set-up for Internet connection, fridge bar, hairdryer, beach towel, safe, TV.
