Posta Guevara

Why it’s on the Edit

Posta Guevara stands on the original estate of the Guevara family, the dukes of Bovino, on the plateau where the Tavoliere meets the first hills of the Monti Dauni. It began at the start of the 2000s as a development of the family farm, with a mission to bring forgotten flavors and traditions back to the table. It describes itself as a place where memory and local products meet.

It describes itself as a cooking school and an educational farm recognized by the Region of Puglia, and since 2008 it has been recognized as the first European rural inn (locanda rurale) of Puglia.

It is a rural inn with a strong kitchen and an events business, not a luxury stay. The complex is set in nature, with a garden, a vegetable garden, dining spaces, rooms, teaching workshops and a conference hall.

The rooms

The masseria describes the rooms as comfortable and suited to a stay in the Monti Dauni and to work travel. Each has a hairdryer, a bath or shower, air conditioning, TV and Wi-Fi.

Laundry and a shuttle service are available.

The number of rooms, their sizes and their types are not confirmed on the official pages. The masseria is also an events venue, so ask how many rooms are free on your dates before you plan a stay around a ceremony.

Eating and drinking

The Locanda is open every day. The kitchen is built on the tradition of the Monti Dauni: fresh pasta made from the semolina of local wheat, wild greens, legumes, meat from local farms or game, and bread made with sourdough and baked in a wood oven.

The signature is burnt-grain pasta and bread. The flour recalls a farming custom: after the harvest, gleaners collected the ears scorched by stubble fires and ground them. The masseria serves the pasta with cherry tomatoes baked in the wood oven, cacioricotta and chili.

The farm grows Senatore Cappelli durum wheat, a variety selected in Foggia in 1906 by the geneticist Nazareno Strampelli, and uses its semolina for hand-made pasta and for bread baked in the wood oven. The masseria calls this a short supply chain at zero kilometers. Produce from the masseria’s own vegetable garden also reaches the table. Black-pig meats, Monti Dauni cheeses and house preserves are also on the list, and desserts and old-style liqueurs close the meal.

The setting

The setting is the plateau between the Tavoliere plain and the first hills of the Monti Dauni. The garden and the pool sit among Mediterranean scrub, and the masseria calls the pool the place to pause and relax. The pool area also hosts evening buffets and poolside parties.

The masseria is an educational farm recognized by the Region of Puglia. Its workshops run for schools and for adults who want to learn cooking, and the themes are flours and natural yeasts.

The masseria also hosts country-chic events: baptisms, first communions, confirmations, birthdays, graduation parties and anniversaries. A party may fall during your stay.

Good to know

• The restaurant, called the Locanda, is open every day.
• Events take place on the grounds: baptisms, communions, confirmations, birthdays, graduations and anniversaries.
• Laundry and a shuttle service are offered; confirm what the shuttle covers.
• A conference hall and meeting rooms are available, and the masseria also takes work groups.
• The number of rooms, pets, children and opening months are not confirmed here.
• Price band: 1 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

It suits food lovers, guests who like a farm with a pool and anyone who wants to learn bread and pasta. It also suits people attending an event on the estate.

Look elsewhere for a quiet hideaway on a weekend with an event, or if a spa decides the trip, since none is confirmed here. For other options in the area, see Peppe Zullo at Orsara di Puglia or Masseria Salecchia, and the Foggia and the Monti Dauni hub.

Getting there

Posta Guevara is on the SS90 at Orsara di Puglia, in the Foggia and the Monti Dauni area. Bari is the nearer airport.

A car is needed. The masseria mentions a shuttle service, so ask about it when you book.