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Masseria Appidè is such an enchanting place, that the poet Charles Baudelaire would certainly fall in love with it, enraptured by a seductive symphony of sweet smells, colours and sounds.
We are in the heart of Salento, a strip of Apulian land where the Hellenic past still lives on daily: in the local language, art, folklore. The rural complex Appidè is located here, in the territory of Corigliano, whose name refers to the widespread presence of wild pear-trees named appida in Greek. These pear-tree grow spontaneously and their fruits are sour and stiff. Nowadays the mansion is surronded by luxuriant botanical gardens, where mediterranean plants and fruits grow harmoniously. The main body of Masseria Appidé is an old abode dating back to the end of the 18th century and belonging to an important family of the local aristocracy, the Barons Comi di Martano. Around the mansion you find the stalls, the store-rooms and the depots changed nowadays into comfortable rooms and suites thanks to Rota family. The buildings have been restored without modifying the original architecture and the result is an enchanting atmosphere of sober naturalness. You can sleep in rooms with a barrel- or a star-shaped ceiling and look at flowers in old mangers. The presence of a chapel recalls that atmosphere, those days spent in a quiet scenario of such an eden that now it is still possible to live again. Standard facilities: The rooms, large and comfortable, have air-conditioning and heating systems, tv, telephone and toilet. The elegant-furnished Superior rooms and the suites have air-conditioning and heating systems, telephone, safebox, hair dryer and toilet. |
