Masseria Trulli e Vigne

Why it’s on the Edit

Masseria Trulli e Vigne is a 19th-century masseria a few kilometers from Martina Franca, framed by vineyards and centuries-old olive trees. It keeps to just thirteen suites, each different from the others.

Three documented points carry the case: a small count of suites with stated capacities, a restaurant with published hours, and wine made on the estate. The price band is 2 of 5, an estimate, since no official rate was found.

The 2021 Regione Puglia register files a four-star hotel with 13 units at the same address under the name Masseria Fumarola. If you see both names while searching, check the address.

The rooms

All thirteen suites have an independent entrance, climate control and a private terrace with a table and chairs. They come in four types.

The Junior Suite sleeps up to 2, with stone ceilings, a king bed, a sitting area and a private bathroom, and some have a fireplace or a patio. The Suite Deluxe sleeps up to 3, with a double bedroom, a living room, a stone bathroom with a shower and a terrace over the garden.

The King Suite sleeps up to 4, with a double bedroom, a separate living room and a large bathroom with a bathtub and a shower. The Master Suite is the family choice, for up to 6 guests, with vaulted ceilings, a living area and a bathroom with a tub and a shower.

Every suite has high-speed Wi-Fi. Suite sizes are not confirmed here.

Eating and drinking

The restaurant is Don Mimì, called the Trullo Restaurant. The chef cooks with produce from the masseria’s garden and farm, and the room has few well-spaced tables. The tasting menu runs from a welcome through appetizers, a choice of first and second course, dessert and small pastries.

Guests can eat lunch and dinner every day, and the masseria asks you to book at reception. Lunch runs from 12:00 to 2:30 pm and dinner from 7:30 to 10:00 pm. Outside guests are welcome for dinner only, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. The restaurant is closed on Sunday evenings.

The wisteria terrace is open every day with a light à la carte menu. Breakfast for guests runs from 8:00 to 10:30 am.

The setting

The masseria stands among vineyards, olive groves and trulli in the Itria Valley. Its pool is surrounded by olive trees and open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, with a pool bar from 11:00 am.

The estate makes its own wines: a Primitivo Riserva aged 24 months in French oak, a Verdeca sparkling wine made by the classic method, and white wines including Falanghina and Fiano. A sunset walk through the vineyards ends in a tasting of the grape varieties.

Other activities are a gourmet picnic among the vines and woods, massages inspired by the elements of Puglia, and a cooking class in which you make orecchiette and fried panzerotti by hand and then lunch in the shade of old oak trees.

Good to know

• 13 suites for 2 to 6 guests. Sizes are not confirmed here.
• Breakfast from 8:00 to 10:30 am. Dinner for guests from 7:30 to 10:00 pm, with a table booked at reception.
• The restaurant is closed on Sunday evenings.
• Parking is free and has electric charging stations.
• Minimum stay of five nights from August 11 to 17.
• Cash is not accepted.
• Pets, weddings and opening months are not confirmed here.
• Price band: 2 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

It suits couples and families who want a small masseria with its own wine, a pool and a table that is part of the stay, and who drive electric or want parking without fuss.

A spa wing, a gym or a beach has to come from elsewhere. Masseria Pentima Vetrana is a simpler, pet-friendly bed and breakfast in the same comune, and Masseria Aprile is an agriturismo near Locorotondo.

Getting there

Masseria Trulli e Vigne is near Martina Franca, in the Valle d’Itria. The masseria says it is easy to reach from the airports of Bari and Brindisi, and Brindisi is the nearer of the two.

A car is the practical way to move in the valley. Parking is free on the property, and a laundry service is available on request.