Masseria Il Frantoio Ostuni

Since 1500 Masseria il Frantoio has been the answer to all the traveler who was wondering where to stay in Puglia. We transformed this ancient farmhouse in one of the most genuine hotels in Puglia where culture and tradition mingle and weave together with research and modernity.

Located in the countryside near Ostuni and surrounded by the gorgeous landscapes of thousand-year-old olive trees, Masseria Il Frantoio is that corner of Italy that you’ve always dreamed to experience.

All of our six rooms tell the stories of a past marked by the seasons and the sea, when happiness was a simple thought and nature was considered as a family member. You will love the details and comfort of the rooms designed for the needs of a single guest, a couple or a family. And this is just the beginning.

A DAY IN THE MASSERIA 
We think breakfast at Masseria Il Frantoio is to be a special cuddle to make every day of your holidays to Puglia unforgettable. Director of a movie awakening is our pastry chef who starts from 4 am to prepare the dough for ten different types of cookies and different cakes, so you can taste them freshly baked.

Then came the farmer with the daily fresh eggs and fresh milk, along with jams made by us based on the fruits of the season. Want a coffee or a tea along the day? We’re always ready to offer you our best selection in order to match every guest’s desire. A slow and genuine experience will surround you in every moment of the day.

Since 1500 Masseria il Frantoio has been the answer to all the traveler who was wondering where to stay in Puglia. We transformed this ancient farmhouse in one of the most genuine hotels in Puglia where culture and tradition mingle and weave together with research and modernity.

Located in the countryside near Ostuni and surrounded by the gorgeous landscapes of thousand-year-old olive trees, Masseria Il Frantoio is that corner of Italy that you’ve always dreamed to experience.

All of our six rooms tell the stories of a past marked by the seasons and the sea, when happiness was a simple thought and nature was considered as a family member. You will love the details and comfort of the rooms designed for the needs of a single guest, a couple or a family. And this is just the beginning.

The sun goes down among the olive trees and the last tongues of fire are swallowed by the horizon of the sea: after you’ve finished to visit Puglia it’s the perfect time for an aperitif. Our land is our kitchen and we like to whet your appetite with almonds, olives, bagels, french beans and much more.

Perfect ingredients to combine with a glass of wine to choose from among the 75 companies of the territory. The song of the cicadas is getting stronger and the cool evening stretches on our patios and gardens, is the time of the dinner here and the menu is decided by the earth.

One is the certainty of being able to choose between 35 liquor products from us that you can choose to enjoy the fireplace in winter or in the summer garden.

This is how, usually, the guests greet us before leaving. Care and courtesy, attention and refinement, rest and serenity but also entertainment, culture and pleasure are our daily recipe because hospitality is an art that we learnt from our parents.

More than one of the many hotels in Puglia, Masseria Il Frantoio is a home where the traveler becomes a member of the family that contributes to maintain this live the authentic spirit of our land. We like to establish with our guests in a single report, in compliance with the relaxing but always careful to arrange all the details for an unforgettable stay.

Despite other Ostuni hotels we didn’t touch anything of the original building and each one of our 16 room have been just improved but not changed. You’ll sleep in a vintage atmosphere without renounce to modern comfort: all of our rooms offer air conditioning, free toiletries, tea or coffee maker, and free WiFi.

We have five types of room you can choose for your vacations, designed to meet all types of needs. Find out what does it mean to have one of the most authentic Puglia holidays sleeping in an ancient room furnished with vintage furniture and all the comfort of a luxury hotel.

Imagine waking up in the morning in the rustle of olive branches and the chirping of birds who lives the countryside of Ostuni Italy. This is Masseria Il Frantoio in Ostuni: an experience you will always remember.

Like a real masseria Puglia, in our rooms you will walk on a ancient floor, you will admire the high vault over your head, and you will sleep in a romantic wrought-iron beds. Moreover six of our rooms have an open fireplace or a wood oven for a romantic moment of relax.

Our respect for the original building makes Masseria il Frantoio one of the region’s original fortified farmhouses you should sleep once in a lifetime. The rooms are surrounded by the picturesque countryside of Ostuni, Italy, and its valley traversed by stone walls that unroll by olive trees, orange groves, orchards and wild plants.

Our guardian will wait until the last guest before you blow out the candles that illuminate the entrance to the farm. Because in our masseria in Ostuni, everything is done with love.

SEA DEPANDANCE
Experience a stay in our depandance at the seaside, the sea is only 10 meters away! Staying in our depandance, nice furnished and with every comfort of a luxury hotels in Puglia, will be like staying on a boat! You will be surrounded by the sound of the wind and sea.

The depandance consists in a bedroom, a bathroom, a private terrace and a relaxing area. Only few people can experience such a unique and intriguing emotion in Ostuni.

CASA PADRONALE
The “Casa padronale” (owners’ house) is located at the first floor which is the most ancient section of the Masseria. It dates back to the 1500. Casa Padronale belonged to Masseria’s owners, it has a canopy bed and the original floor made of majolica of the sixteenth-century.

This house give you a privileged view on the central courtyard of the Masseria. It presents a comfortable living area and a little kitchen. Casa Ptronale let you make a jump into the past to relive the residential experience of the ancient house’s owner.

Since it is placed around the historic ancient walls, the bathrooms are small: 2mq with shower and a sink + 2mq with another sink, a WC and a bidet.

DINING
Between different aromas and flavors, like the different seasons, Puglia’s kitchen steps forward like a lightweight dance between earth and sea. Among the white stones and an always tempered climate, its food, today as yesterday, reveals to be a real pleasure and a beauty cure.

During a holiday to Puglia, the food is an attraction that you can not help but notice. Puglia is one of Italy’s most important agricultural region and among the top producers of oil and wine, and especially in the countryside near Ostuni, Italy, it’s natural to cultivate products for the table.

Puglia cuisine it’s made of excellent raw materials that are processed as little as possible as durum wheat, tomatoes, artichokes, fava beans, rocket, courgettes, beans, fennel, peppers, onions, beef and lamb.

It took years to study the traditional dishes that once were served as a rest after a long day of work in the fields, and perfect them with a contemporary style that unites wellbeing and tastes.

Our menu is decided on the season, time, and from what the best place to visit in Puglia offers us every day. From our citrus grove, which dates back to 1800, we take pears, oranges and tangerines to make jam. With durum wheat we prepare the typical Puglia bread, crispy crust and moist in the inside, and even different types of pasta.

Along the paths of the estate, among the ancient olive trees and dry stone walls we collect asparagus, pumpkin, artichokes, beans and wild chicory. Perfumed with wild herbs grown in the kitchen garden. It won’t happen to eat the same things twice, not even if your stay lasts two weeks.

VISIT PUGLIA
All of this irrigated with excellent wines carefully selected form the best producers of Ostuni, Italy. We don’t have chefs in our kitchen but extraordinary women who know how to cook with the heart of a mother and the passion of a soul of southern Italy.

A lunch or a dinner at Masseria il Frantoio is concluded with one of the 35 different liqueurs prepared by ourselves, be careful to not miss the one flavored with olive leafs: it is unique in the whole world!

During the summer months this theater of culture and gastronomy, open also for external guests, moves in the open air, in the central courtyard and as a guest said one day: “we are in a living painting”.

PRODUCTS
Next to the services and warm reception that make it a true charm hotel, the Masseria Il Frantoio devotes itself with success to a vast biologic plantation and the production of olive oils (extravergine DOP), liquers and jams of extra high quality, so that in 2008 we earned the price “Oscar Green” assigned by Coldiretti and in 2013 the Apulian quality seal (marchio Qualità di Puglia). Our products are all organic.

EXPERIENCES
A holiday at the Masseria Il Frantoio Ostuni, Italy, will give you the opportunity to see the best place to visit in Puglia that have been selected for their exclusivity and authenticity.

We organize events at the Masseria and in the area of Ostuni, a variety of activities that we selected and ordered according to the experience you want to live during you Puglia holidays. You can choose from a list of favourite food, places and activities. Masseria Il Frantoio isn’t just one of best hotels in Puglia but a great, unforgettable life experience.

THE SURROUNDINGS
Masseria il Frantoio is located in the region known as Alto Salento, surrounded by the charming country of Ostuni, Italy, a few miles from the sea and from the Regional Park of “Dune Costiere”, between Torre Canne and Torre San Leonardo.

Located in the wonderful setting of a property that measures 72 hectares (178 acres) converted in 2004 to organic farm, Masseria il Frantoio invites you to experience an extraordinary stay: live in a real Masseria Puglia, where nature reveals itself through the intense scent of wild herbs, the presence of animals and birds, and the quiet appearance of fireflies in the summer months.

Around the manor house, easy walking paths lead to the high ground that shields the farmland from the sirocco, giving everyone the opportunity to enjoy a relaxing stroll, admiring immense stretches of olive trees, respected protagonists of the Ostuni landscapes since the far 16th century.

From the Masseria, you will be just a few minutes’ drive to the beaches along the coast. At any time of the year, the area’s mild climate allows for enjoyment of the Ostuni coast, evocative during the winter and irresistible in the summer, characterized by natural sand dunes or by the cliffs of the lighthouse of Torre Canne.

The staff of Masseria Il Frantoio will suggest the most exciting itineraries and they will be available to reserve your guided tours to the most remarkable sites to turn your stay into a voyage to discover our wonderful land.

EVENTS
With the certain guide of Masseria Il Frantoio you’ll discover all the best thing to do in the countryside of Ostuni, Italy. Your holidays to Puglia can’t miss certain sound, flavor, atmosphere and we’ll ensure you to select the best activities.

We’ll show you the best place to visit in puglia giving all the informations and help you may need. Because we don’t want to be just one of the many hotels in Puglia, but your Cicero to a living experience that you will never forget.

FOOD & WINE
Pugliese cuisine is the richest fantasy world thanks to o land rich in rural tradition. The Ostuni products, tell our past as the history books. Today several artisans have brought into the world this culture and we want to open the doors of the best, to make you see and taste the best that the territory can offer. Come with us to find out how you create the best dairy products, meats, wines, pastas and much more! All strictly biological

VISIT CRAFT DAIRY FARM
Puglia is famous for its great production and daily consumption of dairy products. A family farm is happy to welcome our guests during the cheese making, such as mozzarella, burrata, ricotta cheese … and let you taste the very fresh ones (often still warm …) on the spot!

DISCOVERING THE MOST AUTHENTIC GRAPE VARIETIES
The High Salento is an area particularly suited to grape growing and hence the commitment and passion of our partner families, devoted to viticulture of excellence with its native varieties such as Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera, Sussumaniello, Primitivo and an international varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc.

You will visit the grounds of the companies selected by us and enter in their cellars, tasting the excellence of this territory.

VISIT WITH MARINE BIOLOGIST
Visit in one of the main purification shellfish firm in Italy, where our guests are welcomed by a marine biologist to understand the water purification method, as well as the production and marketing of fish products. After the tour, you will taste the variety of raw fish, which characterizes our sea.

SLOW FOOD
During your visit in the aristocratic and baroque town of Martina Franca, you will be greeted in a traditional butchers that only a few years has managed to enter into the highest gastronomy in the world. You will know the secrets of the process and discover the authentic flavors of the meats such as the famous capocollo PDO accompanied by master butchers, products in this enchanting land.

CULTURE
From Lecce Baroque culture of papier mache and ceramics, the beloved lands by Frederick II to an archaeological mystery in Ostuni. In Puglia there is this and much more to discover and to make you the holidays easier, we have selected the most prepared guides, because seeing is important, but knowing is the real power!

PRIVATE TOUR OF CASTEL DEL MONTE & TRANI
Departure at 8h 30 from the Masseria to Castel del Monte. An in-depth guided tour of Castel del Monte, the castle built and commissioned by Emperor Frederick II and presumably completed around 1240. The Castel del Monte is inserted since 1996 in the list of monuments Heritage ‘Unesco Humanity.

Our guided tour continues in the afternoon in the charming town of Trani. We will visit the beautiful cathedral that overlooks the sea, the nineteenth century area with mansions and admire the good preservation of historic buildings. Return at 18h 30.

PRIVATE TOUR OF LECCE, OTRANTO & CASTRO
Departure at 8h 30 from the Masseria to Lecce, where you will appreciate the beautiful baroque architecture, the Roman amphitheater and the famous “movida” immortalized in Ozpetek’s films. Then you will move to Otranto visiting the Cathedral, its beautiful mosaic and the Medieval Castle. In the afternoon you will visit Castro, a pretty and little seaside village. Return at 19h

PRIVATE TOUR OF MATERA
Departure at 8h 30 from the Masseria to Matera, the famous town of the ancient Stones of Europe, with its rock-churches, caves, picturesque dwellings carved into the rock, courts, balconies, palaces, churches, gardens and orchards. Return at 18h 30.

NATURE
Biodiversity that you can meet in a few kilometers of coastline is one of the most varied of our territory around Ostuni, Italy. Discover the birth and formation of coastal dunes, observe closely the Sea Lily, riding in spectacular scenery and strongly characterize the life and history of our area are just some of the experiences we have thought carefully selected for our guests.

TOUR OF THE FARM
Guided tour of the fam in our Fiat 1949. Don’t miss this interesting tour If you wish to know more about our different organic cultivations. The farm covers 72 hectares.

OLIVE HARVEST
From October to December we guide you in our farm to recognize and pick a great variety of olives. You will enjoy the work with our team and live a nice experience in our farm.

HORSE RIDE
Our staff will thrill you with various types and difficulty walking. Depending on the season you can ride at sunset on the beach by the Park of the Dunes Coastal discovering the typicality of our flora and fauna, or walk among olive trees, ficheti and natural canyons. For you to enjoy the most of the experience we will arrange an aperitif or a wine tasting along the way.

BIKING
Starting at 4 km from the Masseria, you will cycle along on the little “Via Traiana” and descend to the coast to discover the coastal dune system, small treasure of biodiversity made by plants, trees, reptiles and birds, characteristic of wetlands.

Then you will visit the organic fish-farming plant with its medieval origins, that still today tells the ancient and patient activity of the river fishing. The return is along the road most filmed of Puglia, that connects us to the oldest megalithic monument in the Park: the Dolmen in Montalbano.

FISHING
An unforgettable day on boat for adults and children enjoying and catching fishes on the Adriatic Sea. A fishing master will teach you the fishing techniques and the equipment use.

ADRENALIN
When you think of Puglia, you immediately associate the concept of relaxation, nature and good food. Let’s get a little ‘zing! There are various activities that we can realize for you, so you can discover Ostuni from land and sea, at high speed or with a dive into the void! Do you feel brave enough?

CALYPSO RAFT TRIP
Don’t miss the opportunity to visit our coast from the sea and enjoy the beautiful nature of Puglia! The trip duration on board of Calypso raft is minimum 2 hours and you can choose between the Polignano a Mare trip and the Egnazia – Torre Canne trip. The Calypso raft can accommodate up to 8 people.

SCUBA DIVING
Enjoy the beauty of the marine depths and dive with us to discover the secrets of the sea with its silence and its marvellous colors. In the ancient submerged port of Egnazia village you can find several fragments of ancient amphorae and a Roman stone anchor belonging to the III century before Christ. The excursion duration is approximately 2-3 hours, the equipment is included.

BEACHES
800 km of coast, from Salento to the Gargano, a spectacular seaboard with caverns, bays and creeks, bordered by a crystalline sea, which in 2013 has been rewarded the European Blue Flag e the 5 Veils (Cinque Vele) of Legambiente: this is Puglia. In less than 10 minutes with the car from the Masseria Il Frantoio Ostuni, there are the beaches with finest sand of magnificent Parco delle Dune Costiere.

OSTUNI
The countryside around our Masseria in Ostuni is famous for the presence of the monumental olive trees, well known to those, who in the XVI century build the fortified manor farms to oppose the attacks of the Saracen pirates.

Quoted by Aristoteles and protected by the constitution of the Athenian, the olive trees tell the vicissitudes of life and of the passing of time, some bent by the wind, some teared to pieces by the lightnings, others nubby and twisted, smiling or thoughtful. Some say that they talk during the night and.. they have a lot to tell us.

THE MANOR FARMS
Born as spotting places to protect the coast, besieged by the Saracen and as instrument of defense against the bandits, the manor farms with the passing of time transformed into independent centers of agricultural production, than into admirable structures of shelter for travelers from all over the world.

The Masseria Il Frantoio in Ostuni is a brilliant example for this, since it is one of the first in the area to be converted to an agritourism and today to a residence for those who love authentic experiences, with firm roots in the past and all the comforts of a luxury hotels Puglia.

JUST OSTUNI
Easily recognizable thanks to its white-painted houses, its narrow alleys and the wonderful seascapes, Ostuni sits on three hills and it has an old city center clustered atop high ground facing a valley lined with olive trees.

The coastline, which stretches over as many as 20 kilometers (12.4 miles), presents dreamlike sunsets and fascinating beaches. Apulia’s clear sea, which has often received the Blue Flag and Legambiente’s Five Sails (Cinque Vele) designations for its cleanliness, is only 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) away. After dark, Ostuni turns into a small village all lit up to reveal its picturesque and romantic side.

VALLE D’ITRIA
The Valle D’Itria (the center of the world!) is a widespread hill patterned by gentle karst latches, as karst is the area of which it constitutes the heart: the Murgia dei Trulli, one of the best place to visit in Puglia.

Its toponym derives from the byzantine orient, in remembrance of our Lady of Odegitria, the one who shows the way. There came many visitors to whom show “the right way”, in this land at the Mediterranean sea, millennial place of encounters and collisions between peoples of different and distant origins.

A lively and multi-colored landscape, in which three colors emerge: green like the thriving nature, oak plantations, olive tree groves, vineyards; white like the milk of lime, which coat after coat paints in white the Trulli, the manor farms and the ancient hamlets; finally red like the color of bolus, the characteristic ground which, for its properties, while covering the soil with a thin layer allows a blooming nature.

TORRE GUACETO
The first one is national reserve near Ostuni, the other one a regional park, but both are places of protection and conservation of an inestimable natural and cultural patrimony and characterised by the presence of Mediterranean scrub, avifauna and humid zones. Different are the possible activities to contemplate and assimilate the beauty, the rarity and the ecological importance of the places.

Rooms: 16

Price: from 112 EUR per night

Source: www.masseriailfrantoio.it