Leonardo Trulli Resort Locorotondo

The tiny, upscale Leonardo Trulli Resort is surrounded by lush countryside, not too far from Locorotondo, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and the most dynamic community in the Itria Valley.

Our lifestyles embody our search for the most profound wellness, thanks to our close contact with nature, and for rediscovering authentic values. Rosalba, the owner of Leonardo, makes all in the love of ancient parents and she gave a new light.

At the Leonardo Trulli Resort, you will make direct contact with the most welcoming part of Apulia: our Trulli and Villino in Liberty Style were finely restored, thanks to an attentively conservative intervention with precious improvements making them an ideal location to spend unique and romantic moments.

TRULLI
All the trulli of the Resort are authentic and original of the eighteenth century and fully equipped for your unforgettable trulli holidays. They were returned to the original raw stone after a wise conservative recovery.

Provided of all comforts, each room is equipped with air conditioning and underfloor heating. The furnishings are of high quality and all linen are in natural cotton, hand-embroidered by an artisanal manufacturer of Salento.

Each trullo overlooks a private garden, discreet and reserved, with outdoor showers, deckchairs and sun loungers, to enjoy the surrounding nature among the olive trees and the perfume of aromatic plants. External loudspeakers positioned in the garden spread music of early 1900.

THE VILLINO OF LEONARDO
The Villino was built for Leonardo in Art Nouveau style, seeking inspiration from nature while envisaging a novel and different way of living the countryside. The recent restoration has kept the magnificent scenery intact, highly respectful of this relationship so close to the land, simply listening to memories…, striving to feel the magic behind what’s visible before us, in an effort to restore in everyone the right to our wellbeing, experiencing moments of true happiness.

The Villino offers four rooms with a private bathroom on the ground floor, adjoining the sumptuous gardens that awaken the senses, and two other rooms on the first floor, featuring a large terrace where the view of the landscape lends itself to meditation.

The interior spaces are highlighted by finely decorated coffer vaulted ceilings, stuccoes and terrazzo floors that take guests pleasantly back in time, evoking simplicity and elegance.

CASA ROSALBA
Casa Rosalba, from 1800, is the country house with essential lines that most embodies the peasant thinking of that time, in fact in the Itria Valley it was built in a simple way with what was available, the “simple” stone. This is why this “nest” has challenged all seasons, always ready to welcome, because the stone always remains.

THE BREAKFAST
Our rich breakfast buffet includes organic products, tarts and delicious homemade biscotti, as well as yogurt, jams and fruit juices. For lovers of salty breakfast there is plenty of fresh local cheese, fresh eggs and cold cuts.

DINING
An authentic taste experience among the delicacies of the traditional cuisine. Our kitchen offers the dishes of the ancient Apulian traditions using the vegetables grown in the same gardens of the resort and seasonal products, freshly prepared every day and accompanied by excellent Apulian wines.

The dining room is surrounded by large windows overlooking the swimming pool, plant and trees. The tablecloths are refined with brightly colored underplates of the Grottaglie ceramists that well represent the fantasy of our gastronomic offer, interpreted by Francesco Cataldi, our Chef, always careful to enrich the traditional flavors with simple and unexpected aromatic accents.

THE RESTAURANT
An essential role of the residence is its cuisine, which speaks of the community, its history and culture, because eating is not just being content to consume food, but thinking it as well.

To better delight our palate and awaken the senses, the vegetable gardens at Il Villino di Leonardo produce tomatoes and tasty seasonal vegetables that blend perfectly with the extra virgin olive oil that is the quintessential fruit of this special land, both in vocation and quality.

The passionate cuisine at Leonardo also produces wonderfully tantalizing homemade pasta dishes and pastries, creating orecchiette, frise, taralli, focaccia, panzerotti and mignon biscuits…; and it highlights the superior quality meats of local farmers, wholesome fresh milk processed into cheese, freshly picked fruit enjoyed on the spot and also processed into jams, all of which follow simple rules that are based on consistency, transparency and respect.

ARTECIBO – THE FOOD EXPERIENCE
As a work of art, which envelops and amplifies all senses, the cuisine of the ArteCibo Restaurant creates emotions and tells the ancient culinary art of this heel of Italy, our Apulia. The author of this magic experience is the Chef Francesco Cataldi, awarded by the “Gambero Rosso” as an emerging Chef.

VEGETABLE GARDEN
Our chef cooks with organic quality products Km 0, such as vegetables picked from Leonardo garden, every day preparing different menus that follow the rhythm of the seasons. These are the ingredients which create the maximum pleasure of the palate. The sensory experience of total taste is completed by an excellent list of wines.

COOKING CLASS
The secrets of Apulian traditional cuisine explained in a cooking class to learn how to prepare the most authentic Apulian recipes. Those classes take place at our Retaurant, Leonardo Arte e Cibo, and are held by our chef, Francesco Cataldi. Before commencing this wonderful experience we pick the vegetables directly from our gardens.

SWIMMING POOL
Sunny all day, it is the place to relax and cool off on hot summer days. A drink or a snack by the pool is ideal to relax in the quiet of the Resort immersed in the silence of the surrounding countryside.

For a bit of rhythm just dive into the water: the underwater speakers radiate no-stop music that you can hear only if your head is underwater! The water of the pool is sterilised with sea salt rather than chlorine and this makes it more pleasant and fragrant on the skin.

THE PRIVATE GARDENS
Each trullo overlooks a private and reserved garden, with outdoor showers, deckchairs and sun beds, where you can enjoy the quietness of the nature all around among the olive trees and the scent of aromatic plants. External acoustic speakers placed in the garden play relaxing music of the twenties and the thirties.

WEDDINGS IN PUGLIA
Leonardo Trulli Resort is a charmy country chic resort was born from the beauty of a hilly landscape, in the silence of the countryside that offers exclusive atmospheres, joy and magic. The Resort surrounded by trulli, gardens and paths flooded with flowers and aromatic herbs is the beautiful choreography of a wedding in the authentic style of the land of Apulia.

Near the pool, an indoor air-conditioned dining room, furnished with style and care in every detail of beauty and a large outdoor area, shaded by olive trees for the summer banquet. Leonardo’s courtyard, surrounded by the perfumed rose garden, is the guests’ welcoming place, for a refreshing moment, while waiting for the newlyweds.

The heart of the Resort, the sensory cuisine of Leonardo ArteCibo, a Chef who thinks and creates the menù for each event with the couples, as a “tailor-made dress sewn on”. A simple and genuine kitchen in substance and highly cured in aesthetics. Taste and sight found in an experience.

EXPERIENCES
Immersed in the quietness of the countryside, our Resort is ideally set to discover the historic villages of Valle d’Itria and the unique landscapes and places of interest of Puglia concentrated in a radius of few kilometers.

The famous trulli-town of Alberobello, the marvelous underground world of the caves in Castellana Grotte, the old towns of Locorotondo and Martina Franca rich of artistic treasures, the sandy beaches on the Adriatic coast and then the unspoiled nature all around, to explore walking or cycling through olive trees, vineyards and fruit trees of all kind.

VISIT THE ITRIA VALLEY
The Resort is located at few kilometers from Locorotondo, Locus-rutundi in Latin, a village that, as the name suggests, was built in a circular shape on the top of a hill at about 400 meters on the sea level. The town lives an atmosphere of other times based on a strong sense of community and respect for the common spaces that are always embellished with flowers.

The walls following the tiny streets in the old town are bright withe ; walking along the alleys you can breathe the whiteness and the scent of the stone polished of bleach.

This village is a treasure trove of art revealed in the architecture of the typical stone houses with the typical pointed roof, named cummerse and in the small churches scattered here and there. Of those the Church of San Nicola is undoubtedly the most representative jewel.

Descending from the town out in the countryside of the Valle d’Itria , towards Martina Franca, the rows of vineyards are the first encounter. The air, filled with the scent of cut grass, invites to fully enjoy the nature by a simply walking and getting lost in the many dirty tracks to discover fascinating colors and landscapes.

There are many paths that we could recommend to walk or bicycle: in the vicinity of the Resort, contrada (district) Marziolla offers a circular loop that takes to the oldest trullo in Valle d’Itria built in 1559.

Via dell’Acquedotto is the ciclying route that runs above one of the longest aqueduct in Italy, built to bring water to this thirsty region in the early 1900. A scenery track that runs over the Pirro canal overlooking the esplanade that descends towards Fasano and the sea.

Many and varied are the possible activities to fill each day: they are all in the radios of ​​few kilometers. For those who love prehistory and history, we recommend the Parco Archeologico in Ostuni where the famous woman of the Paleolithic era who lived about 30,000 years is preserved.

Down underground in all the territory there is a marvelous karst world of incredible spectacle made of stalactites and stalagmites: the most famous are the Caves of Castellana, in Castellana Grotte and the Montevicoli caves in Ceglie Messapica.

Martina Franca, with its marvelous Palazzo Ducale reveals the Spanish domination of the seventeenth-century, and its past nobility and civilization through its noble palaces in rococo baroque style. Last but not leastthe trulli town of Alberobello, a UNESCO world heritage site, is at only 10 km and it is one of those beauties not to be missed!

From Leonardo Trulli Resort, visitors can easily reach the area’s major settlements in less than an hour’s drive: Bari; Lecce, the gorgeous baroque capital city of Salento; the white city of Ostuni; as well as Matera and its sassi, the 2019 Capital City of Culture.

Beach lovers can find long sandy beaches south of Torre Canne. There are beaches for all tastes, both free and equipped beaches and rocky coves. Further north, towards and beyond Savelletri, even on the most crowded summer days it is always possible to find a quiet corner from which to dive. It is possible to organize horse riding, in the woods or on the beach at sunset, kite surfing, scuba diving and trekking .

Our region features a total of 800 kilometers of coastline and uncontaminated sea, certified by the Blue Flag Eco label. The nearest beaches are at only 15 kilometers from the Resort, stretching throughout the entire gorgeous peninsula of Salento.

There are countless activities and we at Leonardo Trulli are happy to recommend them to our guests and help them to organize their excursions when requested. Making our guests feel good is our mission, and we do our best to take care of them by offering personalized services with the desire to convey that touch of kindness that distinguishes us and that is always perceived by staying in our Resort.

BIKING
Guided tours in the wonderful trails of Valle d’Itria and surroundings: the legendary Aqueduct Cycling Route, the itineraries by the seaside or amid the oil trees following the stonewalls through wonderful natural landscapes.

Some itineraries include a visit to a typical “masseria”, a farm house where it is possible to get a bite of tasty local delicacies like cheese, mozzarella, cold meat and then hop on the bike with more energy!

HORSEBACK RIDING
Unforgettable horseback ridings along the sandy shore of the Adriatic, at south of Torre Canne. From spring to autumn, this is a wonderful experience to discover the colors of the sea at sunset. The guided tour continues in the countryside nearby amid olive trees and the perfumes of the Mediterranean scrub.

BOAT TRIP
The splendid bays between Monopoli and Polignano aboard a sailing ship. Lunch or aperitif on board with a stop near Grotta Palazzese to admire the sunset and take a dip. Various possibilities of excursions starting from 3 hours up to the whole day in a group or for exclusive use.

WINERIES & VINEYARDS
Locorotondo is famous for its production of white and red wines started centuries ago. We have chosen for you the best wineries in the area, for a guided tour into the ancient and noble art of wine making.

During the guided tours you can taste a great selection of excellent wines such as Verdeca, Chardonnay, Primitivo, Negroamaro with some freshly baked taralli or bruschette seasoned with olive oil, oregano and tomatoes.

LOCAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
Valle d’Itria is famous for its legendary production of dairy products and cold meats. Several artisanal producers are located nearby Locorotondo and they welcome visitors to have a look while they make cheese and mozzarelle and to taste the great variety of products like burratine, stracciatella, caciocavallo of unbeatable and mouth watering taste.

POTTERY
A visit to Grottaglie, the incredible town of ceramics with hundreds of local small potteries that produce typical, traditional ceramics, crockery, tiles, artistic majolicas and terracottas. Pottery lovers can attend a class to learn the basics for making ceramics. Find the most incredible variety of products at NICOLA FASANO world famous shop.

PHOTO-SHOOTING TOUR 
The unique beauty of the towns of Valle d’Itria, the scenery landscapes of the countryside amid thousand-year-old olive trees, trulli, vineyards, sandy dunes and small bays of the Adriatic coasts: all frames to capture with a camera or a smartphone.

We can take you to the best spots to photograph and also give you some technical hints on how to shoot and edit the greatest pictures! This tour is guided by a professional photographer.

Rooms: 10

Price: from 120 EUR per night

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