Masseria Ruri Pulcra

Why it’s on the Edit

Masseria Ruri Pulcra is a seventeenth-century farmhouse in the small village of Patù, now a hotel and restaurant. The vaulted rooms of white Lecce stone were kept intact when the building was fitted out for guests, and that stone is the reason to look at it.

The current hosts, won over by the white stone and the spot, have run it since 2006. The 2021 register of the Regione Puglia lists a four-star property with 12 rooms and 24 beds, open all year at that time.

The 2026 register again shows 12 rooms and 24 beds, so the size has held steady.

The rooms

The website says the rooms are furnished to suit every guest, from a family with children to a couple. A careful use of space kept the vaults of Lecce stone intact.

The website shows four named rooms: Minerva, Clio, Afrodite and Cassandra. Each measures 30 square meters and looks onto the garden. Clio and Cassandra are doubles for two adults, and Minerva and Afrodite are triples for two adults and one child. With sizes identical, you choose by bed layout.

The register counts 12 rooms in all, so ask the masseria how many of each type it has and which you would get.

Every room has a flat-screen television, a minibar, a desk and a private bathroom with a courtesy set. The site mentions room service, a concierge and free wi-fi. The register adds air conditioning and heating, a safe and soundproofing.

Eating and drinking

The restaurant occupies a large dining room with Lecce stone vaults, with an outdoor terrace and large windows onto the garden.

The menu draws on local fish, vegetables from km 0, cured meats and cheeses from small producers, and national meat from organic farms. The restaurant page lists Monday to Saturday from 19:30 to 22:00 and Sunday from 12:30 to 14:30, with midweek lunches on request. It links to a menu and a table-booking form, so you can read the dishes before you go.

Breakfast is a buffet, continental or Italian, with a gluten-free option.

The setting

The masseria stands in the village of Patù, close to the rocky beaches of San Gregorio, and its contact page also names Tricase as a reference point. The site’s own picture of Salento is white-sand beaches with natural dunes, and cliffs that keep caves.

The services page lists happy hour, bicycle tours, temporary art exhibitions, diving, a library and fishing. Horse riding is on the list but not on site.

The activities page is a list of outings across Salento. Its coastal stops include the Ciolo inlet, the coast of Pescoluse and Torre San Giovanni.

Good to know

• Dinner runs Monday to Saturday, lunch on Sunday; midweek lunches are served on request only.
• Breakfast is a buffet, continental or Italian, with a gluten-free option.
• Rooms keep the original stone vaults, so layouts vary.
• The restaurant page links to a menu and a table-booking form.
• Wi-fi is free, and the site mentions a concierge and room service.
• The 2021 register lists rooms for guests with disabilities, newspapers and luggage storage. Ask the masseria which rooms qualify.
• The register listed the property as open all year in 2021. Confirm current months with the masseria.
• Not confirmed here: pool, pets, wedding hire and parking.
• Price band: 1 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

Couples and small families who want to sleep inside old stone vaults and eat dinner in the same building fit best. Walk the village after dinner, and drive to the sea in the morning.

A pool, a spa or a beach club that decides the trip belongs on another page. Hotel Masseria Le Pajare lists a pool and a tennis court. Pozzo Volito rents stone houses with their own pools for self-catering stays.

Getting there

Masseria Ruri Pulcra is in Patù, in the Santa Maria di Leuca and the Cape area. Brindisi is the nearer airport, and the masseria’s contact page names Brindisi-Casale, with Bari further north.

Arrive by car. The masseria is on the provincial road S.P. 192 toward San Gregorio, and the villages and the coast are separate trips from the gate. Set your navigation to Patù: the contact page names Tricase only as a reference point.