Country property for sale: Apulia

Built between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, this single-storey villa stands in quiet agricultural surroundings a short distance from the medieval town of Oria. The terracotta-red facade and star-vaulted ceilings, which run through almost every room, are characteristic of the rural Apulian building tradition of the period.

This fully renovated masseria, completed in 2022, is located just 5 kilometres from the Adriatic coast and the historic centre of Ostuni, in one of Apulia’s most sought-after areas. Set within approximately 15 hectares of productive olive groves, the property offers a rare opportunity to operate either an agriturismo or an upscale holiday retreat.

From a distance, it almost looks like a bunker, a watchtower or even a new building, rising somewhat strangely among the old olive groves in the hinterland of Brindisi. But on closer inspection, the uniqueness of this structure unfolds: this so-called masseria is an Apulian farmhouse, the likes of which can only be found in southern Italy.