Masseria Li Foggi Gallipoli

Masseria Li Foggi is situated on the border of the natural park of “Punta Pizzo – Isola di Sant’ Andrea”, far only 1 km from the sea. It is an old farm built on the XV century and later transformed into a little oasis of peace and calm where guests can enjoy a lovely stay in the real Salento, between sea and countryside.

Wise refurbishment works have enhanced the Moorish features of the internal architecture: thick walls painted with warm colours, starry vaults and typical materials like terracotta, linen, wrought-iron and wood. The well mantained garden embraces a little swimming pool where guests can refresh and smell authentic aroma like the rosemary, the olive and the lemon ones.

The Masseria offers a private parking area, a free wi-fi connection service, and an intimate swimming pool immersed into the green. For the children then, an area dedicated to them where they could spend lovely days by playing and enjoying their summer holidays.

JUNIOR SUITE
Junior Suites are very nice accommodations with kitchenettes and private terraces situated in the main structure of the Masseria. They are the best solution for little families, thanks to the possibiliy to host a third person either in a very comfortable sofa bed placed in the living room or in a third bed added in the main double bedroom.

Junior Suites consist of a large bedroom with double bed and living room with kitchenette, dish-washing machine, fridge, table and chairs. So, if you are looking for an accomodation with hotel treatment, daily breakfast and cleaning, without losing the joy of cooking by your own, this is the solution you should choose!

FAMILY SUITE
Family Suites are very comfortable accommodations with private terraces situated in the main structure of the Masseria. They are the ideal solutions for families thanks to the well equipped living rooms with kitchenettes and two large bedrooms. They can comfortably host from 2 to 5 people.

The biggest Family Suite is situated on the first floor and it is equipped with two double bedrooms (with ensuite bathroom). Thanks to its panoramic terrace overlooking the sea and its lovely gazebo, it is a very nice solution for families who love to gather outside or to eat together under the stars.

COMFORT ROOM
Comfort Rooms are spacious solutions (20-25mq) with double bed and private bathroom with hair dryer. All of them are provided with outdoor terraces, well equipped with table and chairs, for charming moments en plein air.

Inside, the syle has been influenced by Salento culture and its heritage : starry vaults, thick walls, warm colours and precious details, which help rendering the atmosphere a very unique one. Pottery and natural fabrics perfectly combine with wood and wrought iron objects, by giving the guests a refined environment.

BOAT RENTAL & EXCURSIONS
To fully discover the coast on board, by piloting a boat, you could choose among different solutions. You could visit the beautiful Sant”Andrea Island, Gallipoli, Torre Pali or Santa Maria di Leuca.

On the contrary, if you want to spend lovely times on board and have an aperitif at the sunset, or to dive and explore the many inlets of the region, you could book one of the guided excursions of our partners.

BEACHES
Torre San Giovanni, Baia Verde, Pescoluse, Porto Selvaggio, Punta Prosciutto, Torre dell’Orso… are only some of the well known places of the region. Salento is very famous for its lovely coast, a mixture of white sand and low cliff, which offers a wide range of activities to its visitors.

CAPILUNGO & POSTO ROSSO 
The beaches of Capilungo e Posto Rosso are characterized by cliffs which allow people to take a bath by enjoying an uncontaminated green landscape, between olive trees and other plants of the region. Those who love a rocky sea bottom will surely find these beaches enchanting, even during the high season, when this area remains less crowded then sandy beaches.

BAIA VERDE & TORRE SAN GIOVANNI
Gallipoli seashore is a very long one: from Punta Pizzo to Lido Conchiglie, a great varieties of beach resorts, together with free beaches, offer a lot of opportunities in terms of fun.

In Baia Verde, indeed, summer days are full of activities: from the daily excursions into the pine forest to the aperitifs on the beach, to night life and its dj set till sunrise. Moreover, Torre San Giovanni, with its mediterranean climate it is ideal for those who love to sunbathe and then refresh into the clear Ionian Sea.

THE MALDIVE OF SALENTO
Pescoluse seashore is very famous for its sandy beaches (often compared to the Maldive ones) which go from Torre Pali to Torre Vado. It is the ideal place for those who are looking for calm and peace. Due to its lenght and depth, indeed, all the beach resorts of this area are well equipped with restaurants and private parking areas, by making life easier to those who want to spend an entire day by the sea, without giving up comforts.

MANCAVERSA & TORRE SUDA
Mancaversa, suburb of Taviano, is situated on the Jonic coast, south of Gallipoli and Punta Pizzo. It is far only 6 Km from Gallipoli and 30 km from Santa Maria di Leuca. Its beach is characterized by low rocky coastline, with little inlets named: Reniceddha, Paterte, Mare ti cavaddhi.

Torre Suda, then, is the seashore of Racale and offers a coast filled with natural bays and smooth rocks. The two shores are connected by a cycle lane, in order to explore with calm all this unblemished part of Salento.

PORTO CESAREO
Between the most well known touristic resorts of Salento, we find Porto Cesareo, with its very long seaside (17 km). Porto Cesareo hosts Italy third sea life sanctuary, in the area which goes from Punta Prosciutto to Torre Inserraglio, with sections of sandy coast and low rocky coastline. A particular mention is reserved to Punta Prosciutto with its clear water, white sand and dunes (many meters high).

SANTA MARIA DI LEUCA
On the extreme edge of Salento, Santa Maria di Leuca is situated between Punta Ristola and Punta Meliso, where we find sandy beaches and rocky inlets. Punta Ciolo, then, is worth to be narrated and visited. It constitutes a panoramic point where divers can plunge into the sea from different hights.

Very interesting too are Felloniche and San Gregorio seashores with their beach resorts. At “Lido Marinelli”, in Torre san Gregorio, after sunbathing, you could even enjoy a dinner with the sea under your feet.

OTRANTO
Otranto offers a great varieties of beaches: from Baia dei Turchi and its pine forest (7 km far from the city) to a wonderful sandy inlet and clear water.

By passing through the Natural Park of Alimini and leading towards north (after Torre Sant’Andrea) we find Torre dell’Orso, with its many inlets and bays with well-equipped beach resorts. Those who love wild and uncontaminated nature will surely appreciate Baia di Orte and Porto Badisco, characterized by mediterranen landscapes.

PORTO SELVAGGIO
Even if Nardò does not appear within the major lists of places worth to be visited in Salento, the oubounds of this city are very enchanting. From Santa Maria al Bagno (and its four ancient columns) to Santa Caterina and its peculiar configuration made up of big stairs which fall towards the sea, it offers a great varieties of choises.

Last but not least, Porto Selvaggio (trad. “wild harbour”) has one of the best uncontaminated beaches which can offer both relax and activity thanks to their untouched forests.

OLD SUBURBS
Salento is an extraordinary place where past and present coexist in full harmony. Dreamy white beaches situated near ancient treasures where history left its mark. Lecce and its baroque, Otranto and its Cathedral with the majestic mosaic, by passing through Gallipoli and its old city surrounded by the walls. And last but not least, Santa Maria di Leuca and the “finibus terrae”.

GALLIPOLI
Candidate as Unesco Human Heritage site, Gallipoli, the “beautiful city” (kalé polis), is divided into two parts: the modern and the old one, full of culture. The historic center of Gallipoli, following the greek pattern, is cut into two sections by the main street named “Antonietta De Pace”.

But what attracts the most is the fact that the old part of Gallipoli was born on a small island, all surrounded by the sea and linked to the modern part thanks to a bridge.

The best things to visit in the hisotirc center are: the walls, the promenade (Riviera), the Rivellino, The Angevin Castle, the many churches (Sant’Agata, San Francesco d’Assisi, San Francesco di Paola and Santa Maria della Purità, Palazzo Pirelli, Palazzo Tafuri e Palazzo Specolizzi). Very nice to be seen it is also the greek fountain near the harbour.

LECCE
The Catholic Reformation, the spanish dominion and its peculiar stone, were the ingredients which created the best historic cocktail ever. The Baroque style, in Lecce, was born in the end of the XVI century.

Thanks to the Leccese stone and local architects like Giuseppe Zimbalo, Giuseppe Cino, Gabriele Riccardi, Francesco Antonio Zimbalo, Gustavo Zimbalo, Cesare Penna, Mauro Manieri and Emanuele Manieri, international jewels like Sant’Oronzo square, Duomo square, the cathedral of Santa Croce, the Palace of the Government and many others were created. The city is full of little treasues to be found in every corner.

SANTA MARIA DI LEUCA
Santa Maria di Leuca is full of history and knowledge. There, you could still find the old “bagnarole” (structures aimed to hide the ladies while swimming in the sea), together with towers, villas, lighthouses and waterfalls.

But Leuca offers also a natural phenomenon: the union of the two seas. Marina di Leuca is situated between Punta Ristola (west) and Punta Mèliso (east) and in Punta Mèliso, indeed, the naval agreement put the split between Adriatic (east) and Ionic (west) coasts.

That is why, altough the boundary line between the two seas has been fixed ont the Canal of Otranto, from Santa Maria di Leuca visitors can admire the union between the flows of the Golfo of Taranto and of the Canal which create an evocative scenery.

OTRANTO
Otranto, nominated Unesco Cultural Heritage site, it is a little jewel set on the Adriatic coast. It offers the visitors the monumental mosaic of the Cathedral of Santa Annunziata, which represents the Tree of Life (the theological itinerary of salvation, from original sin to redemption) and the majestic Castle, which was built between 1484 and 1489 by the will of the King of Naples, Ferdinand of Aragon,in the attempt of recovering the ancient defensive city constructions.

There, every summer, a very interesting exhibition takes place. Inside Otranto, then, near the lighthouse of Punta Palascia and Monte Sant’Angelo, visitors could admire the most suggestive place of Salento: a lake inside a Bauxite quarry.

An emerald green lake surrounded by red earth: it is a deposit of bauxite, a sedimentary rock mainly made of oxides and hydroxides of iron and aluminum, usually employed to produce aluminum.

ALLISTE & FELLINE
Alliste – its name derives from the Greek “Calliste” (very beautiful) – it is a little town between Racale and Ugento. It is holy center is the church dedicated to San Quintino (the town protector), built in 1455.

Beside Alliste, we found Felline, where two menhirs stand: menhir “Ninfeo” (ninfea: water lily), 5 km far from the town and menhir “Terenzano”, surrounded by the typical dry stone walls.

In Felline, then, far visitors could also admire the Church of San Leucio, built in the XVI century, and its altar made with Carrara marble; Palazzo Trianni and the ruins of Santa Sofia (its frescos belong to the XVI century). Another very interesting thing to see in Felline is the hypo-geo olive oil mill which can be visited and admired in all its beauty.

RACALE & TORRE SUDA
Racale, nice town of the province, was inhabited since long time. From Messapi, Greek and Roman people, it has been an important cultural and civic center.

The most important places of the town are: the Mother Church of Santa Maria de’ Paradiso (known as Parrocchia San Giorgio Martire); a defensive tower built in the XII century and then transformed into a belfry in 1535.

Another very important place of worship is the Church of Madonna dei Fiumi which hosts the fresco of Madonna di Costantinopoli (byzantine style), venerated as “Madonna dei Fiumi”. In the historic centre, the Baronial Castle it also worth to be seen, together with Palazzo Ippolito, headquarters of IAT, of a nice reading room and of a museum lab dealing with Serre

UGENTO
Ugento has been elected city of art and the best economic-touristic area of the region in 2008 due to its architectural, archaeological and environmental beauties.

It has been an important historic center (Uxentum) and it has many attractives: among them we find the Cathedral belonging to the 1855 and named after Madonna Maria SS Assunta in Cielo, Palazzo Gigli and Palazzo Colosso (where visotors could admire a selection of antiques.

Ugento is also an interesting archaelogical area, thanks to its Roman inscriptions, graves and ancient walls together with a bronze statue of Zeus belonging to the VI century B.C. Its Archaeological Museum Salvatore Zecca,then, will help visitors to better understand and discover the city roots.

SPECCHIA
This small (very small) town of the province of Lecce, it is one of the best suburbs of Italy (elected in 2013). It has been named “the jewel of Italy” and thanks to its numerous monuments, as well as its tiny pedestrian side streets that intermingle with ramps and staircases, it also received the prestigious recognition from I Borghi più Belli d’Italia (“The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy”) since 2004, and it was also honored with the Eden Award as European Destination of Excellence in 2007 for being the best rural, emerging destination.

A part from its many churches, it derives its beauty from the four hypo-geo olive oil mills (Scupola, Cicca, Perrone and Francescani neri) which reflect the huge production of olive oil in the past.

EVENTS
Salento is a complex territory to fully discover: holy and profane traditions, local festivals and night life are worth to be explored.

SAINTS & RITUALS 
In Salento, rituals play an importat role in the everyday life and very often holy traditions interwave popular and local festivals. In Gallipoli, for example, on the 23rd and 24th July, people celebrate Saint Cristina, the Saint who released people from cholera in 1867 and during the holy celebrations, her statue is carried on board a fishing boat inside the sea.

All the city is decorated with many lights. During the same days, near the harbor of Gallipoli, the inhabitants put a greasy pole (the well known “Cuccagna”) at the end of which there are different prices to be won (usually they are local products like cheeses, cold cuts and bottles of wine).

But the most famous and celebrated Saint in Salento is Saint Oronzo, patron Saint of Lecce, who is celebrated (together with the Saints Giusto and Fortunato) from the 24th to the 26th of August. During these days, the whole city becomes the symbolic space where art and culture embrace each other by giving the city a new look: colours and smells .

In Scorrano, then, from the 6th to the 8th of July, they celebrate Saint Domenica, patron Saint of the town and from year to year it become the symbol of illuminations, well known all around the world, due to their innovation and modern features.

NIGHTLIFE
Summer nights could be spent in various ways but if you are looking for a unique place where music, art, culture and gastronomy meet each other, you will surely find it in Gallipoli.

Well known for its Corso (a street full of shops, stalls, resturants and bars) which links the modern part of the city to the old one, Gallipoli offers tradition and modernity under the same sky. The city has an old castle (transformed into a charming restaurants with live music) and a maze of narrow streets where people have the opportunity to eat or drink; a part from the variety of places situated on the ancient walls, with enchanting view on the sea.

On the other side of Gallipoli we find a long seaside full of beach resorts (some of them open till late night) and various discos in front of those beaches. Among them we find Samsara, Zen and Zeus, well known for their aperitifs and good music.

Moreover, the very famous Parco Gondar hosts every summer a lot of international djs and artists from all over the world. Other places where to spend lovely nights are Santa Maria al Bagno, Lido Pizzo, Lido Conghiglie, etc..

Lecce, then, represents a valid alternative with the many restaurants and bars around the squares of Santa Chiara, Sant’ Oronzo, by passing thorugh the “doors” of San Pietro, Rudiae and Napoli. Lecce and its Barocco style enchants the viewers and its treasures are to be found around the city.

SAGRE & LOCAL FESTIVALS
The best way to discover a place is to be tempted by its cuisine. Local festivals, indeed, are good occasions to taste local food which includes peculiar fish but also meat varieties, cooked in special ways.

From the festival dedicated to the “Municeddha” (little earth snails) which takes place in Cannole and the one dedicated to the “Purpu” (Octupus) in Melendugno, by passing through Felline and its Potato’s sagra (local term for festival), it is only a matter of choice.

Meat lovers, then, could find in Seclì a tasteful meeting: people celebrate the “pezzetti” (horse meat cooked with tomatoes and onion), eaten with sandwiches or alone, accompained by good red wines (Primitivo, Negramaro, Salice Salentino).

Obviously wine is the most wanted, honoured and drunk drink of the region (Carpignano, Nardò, Copertino, Galatina and many other cities are used to organize events dedicated to wine). For those who love strong spicy flavours, in Ruffano, every year “Maru – il peperoncino in festa”, delights his guests with chili peppers of any kind.

And let’s end in style with the well-known “Pasticciotto”, the typical sweet of Salento, filled with pastry cream and chocolate (in same versions), celebrated in Surano.

Finally, oils, beers, cheeses, cold cuts, vegetables, fish, meat, fruits, ice-creams and chocolate are only few of the many ingredients part of the “Mercatino del gusto” (local food and drink fair) of Maglie, where every year the city offers the opportunity to admire the city’s beauties while eating and drinking most of the regions’ excellences.

MUSIC, CULTURE & VISUAL ARTS
The most famous and well known event of summer in Salento is the “Notte della Taranta” in Melpignano. It takes place in August in Melpignano (after several other stages in the nearby towns) and it attracts people from all regions due to its well known artists who come from all over the world.

It is the ideal concert for Taranta and Pizzica lovers, who could dance and enjo themselves under the notes of these traditional songs, renewed and trasnformed by young musician generations.

But Salento is not only Pizzica; it is the stage for culture, cinema and art and Specchia well reflects all these features being elected one of the best “Borghi più belli d’Italia” and Bandiera Arancione del Touring Club and last but not least for the “Festa del Cinema del reale”.

In Trepuzzi, “Bande a Sud”, it is a festival which promotes local musical culture and it is a nice occasion to gather, drink and eat together. Torrepaduli, then, with its festival of Saint Rocco it is the best event where you could admire the well known “swords’ dance”, where people dance while fighting at the rhytm of tambourines, castanels and accordions.

Rooms: 10

Price: from 114 EUR per night

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