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A 17th-century Lecce palazzo converted into 28 rooms that preserve Gothic arches and limestone vaults with minimal contemporary furnishings.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts exploring Lecce's baroque heritage

Highlight: 17th-century palazzo with intact groined vaults and Gothic arches· +2 more

An eighteenth-century palazzo in Lecce's old town with original pietra leccese stonework and a rooftop pool.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts exploring Lecce's baroque heritage

Highlight: Eighteenth-century palazzo with intact pietra leccese courtyard· +2 more

A centuries-old masseria in Puglia's Itria Valley with exposed stone interiors, handpainted ceramics, and working olive groves.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts exploring Puglia's rural heritage

Highlight: 16th-century fortified farmhouse with exposed stone vaults· +2 more

A converted seventeenth-century palazzo in Ostuni's whitewashed centro storico with Baroque bones and contemporary Italian interiors.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts exploring Puglia's whitewashed towns

Highlight: Seventeenth-century palazzo with preserved Baroque stone arches· +2 more

A converted Puglian masseria with barrel-vaulted limestone ceilings, whitewashed stone walls, and views of coastal wetlands where two seas converge.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts exploring Salento's fortified farmhouse heritage

Highlight: Centuries-old masseria converted into 37-room hotel with preserved vernacular logic· +2 more

A fifteenth-century Apulian masseria with barrel-vaulted rooms, original limestone facade, and a seafront restaurant overlooking the Adriatic.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors of regional vernacular

Highlight: Fifteenth-century Knights of Malta watchtower and fortified farmstead· +2 more

A sixteenth-century Puglian masseria anchored by a watchtower, with Olga Polizzi interiors layered over original stone and tile.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts and collectors of regional Italian design

Highlight: Sixteenth-century watchtower forms the structural and visual anchor· +2 more

A purpose-built Puglian village with vernacular architecture, monochromatic interiors, and olive groves throughout.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts seeking Puglian vernacular immersion

Highlight: Architect-designed village mimicking medieval masserie and hill towns· +2 more

A sixteenth-century fortified masseria near Savelletri with hand-painted interiors, private beach access, and authentic Puglian character.

Best for: Travelers seeking authentic Puglian countryside immersion

Highlight: Sixteenth-century watchtower and fortified masseria complex· +2 more

A restored nineteenth-century palazzo at Puglia's southern tip with original frescoes, majolica floors, and a stone terrace pool.

Best for: Architecture enthusiasts seeking authentic Southern Italian restoration

Highlight: Nineteenth-century palazzo with original painted friezes and majolica floors· +2 more

Eighteen rooms carved into ancient Sassi limestone with hand-laid vaults and herringbone floors, candlelit dining in grottos.

Best for: Archaeology enthusiasts and vernacular architecture scholars

Highlight: Eighteen rooms carved directly into 9,000-year-old tufo limestone· +2 more