Masseria Il Frantoio

Masseria Il Frantoio is a fortified farm in the Ostuni countryside that has been working for five centuries: the house was founded around 1500 and extended until 1800. Today it is rural accommodation within a 72-hectare organic estate, converted in 2004, surrounded by ancient olive trees, on the plain between Ostuni and the sea, a few minutes from the beaches of Torre Canne and the Dune Costiere park. It is the masseria night of the trip: countryside, silence and cooking from the estate.

The rooms

It has 16 rooms opened in the old buildings of the house without knocking down the walls, with period furniture. The Classic and the Privilege are for two people, of about 20 m²; the Superior, for two or three, of 25 m²; the Junior Suite, of 50 m² and up to five people, occupies the 16th-century part and is the oldest room in the house; the Family rooms admit up to five with an extra bed. On the upper floor of the oldest part is the owners' house, for two or three. There is air conditioning and heating.

In one part of the website the house speaks of six rooms and in another of 16: confirm the type when you book.

The estate and the table

Breakfast is what the house takes most care over: freshly made biscuits and cakes, eggs and milk of the day and jams from the estate's fruit. They produce organic extra virgin olive oil with PDO status, liqueurs and jams, and have a restaurant and a cellar of more than 75 labels, all from Apulia. The estate also offers a one-hour oil tasting: a visit to the masseria, the underground mill and the olive grove, and a technical tasting of four oils with an oil sommelier. Book by email, phone or WhatsApp.

There is a pool with views, a garden with olive grove, a picnic area, barbecue on request, a playground, board games and a babysitting service. Wifi and parking are free. Italian, English, French and German are spoken. Animals are admitted on request, without a supplement.

Getting there

It is on the old state road 16, at kilometre 874, between Ostuni and Fasano. From Bari airport, take the dual carriageway towards Brindisi and the first Ostuni exit, then the old SS16 towards Fasano. From Ostuni, a few minutes by car. You need a car.