Alla Panoramica Monopoli
c.da Guidano, 267 Monopoli, Puglia, 70043, Italy
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Sorry St. Nick
Did you know that St. Nick was buried in Bari, Italy? Or so the story goes. And his corpse oozes oil that the basilica sells. That would have been something to see and share. We did see St. Nicola's Basilica from afar, from the ship that is. Due to our late departure, we only docked for provisions, very brief and no exploring. By bed time, we were "ciao bella"ing Italy. ...
Italian Hospitality
Above everything else that we will take with us from our experience at the Masseria, was the hospitality we were shown by our new Italian family and friends. It was unbelievably generous of them to include us in their get-togethers and celebrations. We experienced more than we can list, but will try and describe a few that we'll never forget:
- Beppe and his family who took us ...
Puglia Region
... a neat experience at sunset. Stores, houses and historical landmarks still make use of the Trulli structure here. The Masseria Dirupo will one day be a network of renovated Trulli to be used as guest accommodation and event areas.
- The Mediterranean Sea. Our first dunk in sea water and it was splendid. We spent a sunny afternoon enjoying the sea, followed by Beppe treating us to a late evening stroll through a nearby coastal town to view ...
Bari - day 58
... a difficult 2 days of plunging in my private pool between sunning myself, drinking my new favourite drink (vermouth rosso), and reading…we may have been hellishly bored but we were fabulous while we were at it
*yes, I was thinking about Twin Peaks…she’s deeead, wraaaped in plaaaastic
…and then you wake up and your taxi takes a little too long to arrive, and there are lots of people at the airport, and the aeroplane ...
Organic Farming
... the rows of tomatoes, capsicums, courgettes, aubergines and wild plums. The ants go marching one by one...
- Drying seeds. We learned that a savvy way to cut costs is to pull up your sleeves and sacrifice a few from your crop (usually the first of the season is best) by cutting them open, separating the seeds from the flesh and laying them out to dry. Another unique way of getting the most out ...


