The idyllic Masseria Torre Coccaro is beautiful hotel that is an old fortified farmhouse hidden amongst acres of olive groves close to the Adriatic Sea.

The luxury Italian hotel is family run and oozes with southern Italian tradition and charm, mixing luxury Italian design with traditional Apulian values and architecture. It is the perfect escape with plenty to keep you entertained in the area. Enjoy cooking lessons at the hotel, a gourmet bicycle tour to the local fishing village stopping by the mozzarella farm to taste authentic Apulian Burrata.

The beautiful region of Puglia is still a well-kept secret, a haven in Southern Italy; boasting quiet little villages and quaint coastal towns, stunning nature reserves and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, authentic Italian food and wine.

This quaint hotel is only 40 minutes from Bari and Brindissi airports.

The luxury Italian hotel also has an Aveda Spa, its own golf course, restaurant, large swimming pool and boasts the exclusive Coccaro Beach Club located on the clear and stunning Salento Sea with a beautiful long stretch of private sandy beach with gazeboes screened by white linen tents under the palm trees, the perfect place to step back and relax.

The 39-room hotel comes with its own farm and a Zero Kilometer policy on all produce and even makes its own olive oil and hosts cooking classes for its gusts, you can to learn how to make the most delicious Apulian food from orecchiette pasta to local fish stews.

Puglia is a fascinating area of Italy with its exciting history and culture all relatively undiscovered.

Masseria Torre Coccaro, C.da Coccaro, 8 , 72015 Savelletri di Fasano (Brindisi) Apulia, Italy masseriatorrecoccaro.com