Immersed in the red land of Salento, among olive trees, Indian figs and fruit trees, situated in a privileged position on a hill, Masseria Uccio enables to enjoy the silence and calm of the countryside. Entirely realized with local stones, the ancient building shows the signs of the time gone by. A small wooden main door leads to a large quadrangular courtyard from which the places once destined to the farmer's various activities develop: the rooms where he slept with his family, the stalls, the sheepfolds, the tool-sheds and a kitchen with a large fireplace for the production of cheese. It is an overall harmonious and pleasing building with its rural characteristics, enhanced by the beautiful star and barrel vaults and by the dry walls built with effort by the peasants only with inserted stones. A light renovation intervention enabled to revisit these areas maintaining their ancient essence. The architectural shapes and the geometries of the place have remained unchanged. Everything has been preserved, respected and enhanced. The work of skilled local artisans enabled to preserve the stone fireplaces, the niches dug out in the walls, the water tanks and the ancient vaults, signs of a humble peasant life which is now far away.
Please note: Payment cash only, on arrival. Please advice about arrival time.
Check-in time: from 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM Check-out time: before 12.00 PM
Directions
How to get there
By car: Motorways A14 Milan-Bari or A16 Rome-Bari, BARI NORD exit, continue to SS (main road) 16 to Brindisi-Lecce. SS 275 to Maglie ? S. M. di Leuca, after passing Montesano Salentino, exit to Tricase By plane: BRINDISI Casale Airport (95 km) with a shuttle service to Lecce. Bari Palese Airport (180 Km). In Lecce it is possible to use the South-East Railways or the S.T.P. coaches By train: Italian Railways to LECCE, from Lecce South-East Railways, TRICASE Station.
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