This seaside villa, just 30 metres from the Adriatic Sea, with a swimming pool, air-conditioning and all the comforts of a family home provides a peaceful haven for a relaxing holiday in the Salento region of Puglia. Casa Mare is a spacious three-bedroom (sleeping 8), detached villa, standing in its own walled, private gardens just a stone's throw from the clear blue Adriatic sea. 30 metres from the house there is a narrow beach, sometimes sandy and sometimes a mix of sand and pebbles, with easy access to the sea. There are sandy beaches and beach lidos within easy walking distance from Casa Mare.
Casa Mare has been completely refurbished and is fully equipped, with the added benefit of air-conditioning, a 12m x 6m solar heated swimming pool, free Wi-Fi internet, flat-screen tv, media server, (and the Casa Mare cats), Casa Mare is the perfect place to relax at any time of the year.
Whether you want to relax by the pool or on the beach, explore the Port of Brindisi, the historic towns of Lecce and Otranto, just to name a few of the wonderful places to visit, or simply enjoy La Dolce Vita the way the Italians do, Casa Mare is the place for you.
The private, solar-heated swimming pool is perfect for cooling off on hot summer days, or for the more energetic for swimming lengths! The pool is surrounded by a paved patio and has a lawn area and flower beds close by. Behind the pool you will find a gazebo. complete with a swinging chair and sunbeds, perfect for a shady siesta or evening aperitivi. Relax with a glass of wine, star-gazing on balmy summer nights. There is an outside bar near the gazebo and swimming pool. The lemon tree will provide freshly picked lemons for your G&T or freshly made lemonade for the children!. Other fruit trees provide freshly picked fruit subject to seasonal variations. Local markets mean you can always get the freshest produce.
If you don't feel like cooking local restaurant food can be pre-ordered and collected.
An extensive library of English books and DVDs, together with jigsaw puzzles and board games are provided for your entertainment. Casa Mare has all the home entertainment facilities you might require, including a large flat-screen TV, with tv programmes and films available via our media server, and DVD player.
All the bedrooms are full-size spacious rooms, one, with an ensuite bathroom, has a super-king bed (or two twin beds), one with a queen-sized bed and one single, and the third with a standard double and a single bed. Also available are 2 baby cots (with bed linen provided) and 1 highchair. All bedrooms have ample storage and are equipped with hair dryers.
On your arrival at Casa Mare you will find a Welcome Basket, including specially sourced local products and homemade limoncello. There is always everything you need for a light supper and continental breakfast on your first evening/morning, including a freshly cooked meal from a local chef. You will be personally welcomed by Bob and Debbie, the English owners. During your stay, Bob and Debbie will be on hand in their apartment beneath the villa, providing a concierge service when you need it, but promise not to intrude on your holiday. As one guest put it “They are there when you need them, invisible when you don’t.” Bob and Debbie are available during your holiday to help in any way to make your time at Casa Mare special and memorable. They can make restaurant recommendations and reservations for you, provide directions to places you want to visit, arrange boat trips, etc. But rest assured, you will be left in peace to enjoy your holiday at Casa Mare. Before you arrive, if you wish, we can shop for you and stock the kitchen.
Activities: During your holiday, between relaxing by the pool and sight-seeing, if you want to experience more of the real Puglia we can arrange wine tours, olive oil tours, cookery lessons, artisan and market tours, an introduction to Italian or, if you are feeling more energetic, kite-surfing, wind-surfing, snorkelling, scuba-diving, horse-riding, tennis, golf, bicycle trekking, nature reserve walks. please ask us for more details.
Whatever you want to do on your holiday in Puglia we are happy to make it a Puglia Perfect time. We look forward to wishing you Ben Venuti in Puglia.
