Masseria Le Fabriche

Why it’s on the Edit

Masseria Le Fabriche is a 17th-century white-stone masseria in the countryside of Maruggio, and the center of an organic wine estate. Documents from the early 1600s describe it as a farm and a summer residence for the noble families who owned it. The name comes from the Latin fabrica, the art of making and producing.

Today it is first a winery. The cellar was set up in the late 1990s, Rinaldo Del Bono bought the estate in 2020, and the wine venture grew out of his partnership with the oenologist Mattia Vezzola. The estate calls itself a wine resort.

The estate’s website talks about wine and oil and says nothing about rooms, so the lodging facts on this page rest on the Regione Puglia register, which files Le Fabriche as a four-star hotel with 19 rooms in 2026. It is on the Edit for the estate and its setting.

The rooms

The register counts 19 rooms, 19 bathrooms and 57 beds. That is an average of three beds a room, so ask about triples if you travel with a child or a friend.

The room features come from the same register: independent air conditioning, heating, a minibar, soundproofing, satellite TV, a phone and a safe. Wi-Fi is free.

Room names, sizes and views are not published, the estate’s website shows no rooms, and the register entry was last updated in January 2025. Before paying a deposit, ask the estate for pictures of the room you are booking, which side it faces and whether the bed is a double or two singles. The four stars are an official classification and say nothing about the room itself.

Eating and drinking

The register lists a bar and a restaurant. It describes the cooking as typical, with options for coeliacs, vegetarians and other specific needs. Hours, menus and whether outside guests can book are not published, so treat dinner at the hotel as something to confirm.

The estate’s wine is MarrubiuM Riserva, a Primitivo di Manduria DOC. The first vintage, 2022, blends 85% Primitivo with 15% Aglianico, and the estate made 12,500 numbered bottles and 200 magnums of it.

The estate also makes an organic extra virgin olive oil from an early harvest of centuries-old Ogliarola and Cellina trees, in the district once called Olivaro. The company is certified organic. Ask whether the restaurant pours the estate’s own wine and oil, and whether a cellar visit can be arranged during your stay.

The setting

The estate covers more than 120 hectares: 80 of old olive trees, 15 of Mediterranean woodland and 25 of vineyards, including about 4 hectares of century-old vines trained as low bushes, the alberello method. The masseria overlooks the Ionian Sea from the foot of the Murge Tarantine, and the register mentions a panoramic view toward the water.

Behind the farmhouse rises la Collina, the Hill, planted with native Mediterranean scrub. The estate says guests are welcome to walk its paths and learn the plants. The wine takes its name from marrubium, the Latin name of the medicinal plant that also gave Maruggio its name.

Maruggio is a village facing the Ionian coast, with an old center. Italy’s official tourism site points to the church of the Madonna del Verde, which legend links to the Knights of Malta, and to the Parco delle Dune di Campomarino, a protected site of community interest. Nearby Manduria is the home of Primitivo.

Good to know

• Category: four stars in the Regione Puglia register, 2026.
• Open May 1 to September 30, 2026.
• 19 rooms and 57 beds; room features listed by the register only.
• Bar and restaurant, with coeliac and vegetarian cooking listed.
• Free open-air parking and free Wi-Fi.
• Estate: more than 120 hectares of olives, woodland and vines, run by a certified organic company.
• Languages listed: Italian, English and French.
• Contact: the phone numbers and email on the estate’s contact page.
• Not confirmed here: pool, spa, pets, children’s facilities, check-in times.
• Price band: 2 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

Wine lovers on a summer trip can sleep where Primitivo grows, provided they do not mind a phone call or an email to book. It also works for beach days on the Ionian coast, with the dunes of Campomarino a drive away.

Skip it if you want to see your room before booking, need a pool or a spa, or travel outside the May to September season. Vinilia Wine Resort in Manduria is also built around wine and lists a spa, the Casamatta restaurant and a pool open from May to October. Masseria Bagnara at Lizzano has a guests-only pool, a beauty center and a wine cellar.

Getting there

Brindisi airport is the nearer of the two Puglia airports, and Bari is much farther away. Aim for Maruggio, in the Taranto and the Ionian coast area. The masseria stands on the provincial road SP 130 between Maruggio and Torricella, in open country.

Bring a car. The beaches, Manduria and the old center of Maruggio are separate trips, and nothing is published about transfers or shuttles.

Maruggio is in the province of Taranto, although the estate speaks of Upper Salento. Set your navigator to the masseria’s name or to the SP 130 address, and skip the village center.