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Ostuni, the white town, on its hill under a clear sky, with the sea beyond

Surroundings

Between the hill and the Adriatic: the dune park, the white town and the Itria Valley.

Photo: Hervé Simon, CC BY-SA 2.0

The house is in the countryside but close to a great deal: the beaches are five kilometres away, Ostuni eight, the trulli of the Itria Valley half an hour. Under a kilometre away is Montalbano, a village of about three thousand people between Ostuni and Fasano, with a pharmacy, cafés, restaurants and grocery shops.

A pool of water among the reeds of the Dune Costiere park
Photo: Mfran22, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Dune Costiere park

Under a kilometre from the house, in Montalbano, is the park’s bike centre (Albergabici): from there you set off on foot, by bike, on horseback or in electric cars. Guided bike rides suitable for families leave every day; or you can rent a bike, or just pick up a map at the info point.

The free beach and dunes between Torre Canne and the Ostuni coast, with the sea in the foreground
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0

The sea at Torre Canne

The golden sandy beaches are 5 km away. At 6 km are the beach clubs of Torre Canne and the Ostuni coast, with umbrellas, loungers, bars and Wi-Fi; between them are stretches of free beach with the dunes behind.

A whitewashed lane in Cisternino’s old town
Photo: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ostuni and Cisternino

Ostuni, the white town, is 8 km away: its old town is all lanes and lime-washed houses. Cisternino, 11 km, looks out over the Itria Valley, the land of the trulli; Alberobello is 30 km.

The Montalbano dolmen, stone slabs under the olive trees
Photo: Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Montalbano dolmen

A few minutes’ drive away, among the olive trees, stands a dolmen: a prehistoric tomb built from great slabs of stone.

On horseback

Six kilometres away, the Parco di Mare riding centre keeps sixteen horses of different breeds, for English and Western riding: rides out, show jumping, dressage and a pony school.

What this land grows

The plain between Ostuni and Fasano produces things you’ll only find here, worth looking for at markets and farms:

Extra virgin olive oil
organic, from the olive trees of the plain
Regina tomatoes
the keeping tomato, hung up in bunches
Torre Canne fiorone
the first fig of summer
Barattiere melon
a small melon eaten like a cucumber
Hill wine
from the vineyards around Cisternino
The sea at Ostuni seen through the scrub of the Dune Costiere park
Photo: Mfran22, CC BY-SA 4.0

Every distance

By car, from Terra Mater’s gate. For the airports, take the SS379 or the SS16.

  1. 0Terra MaterContrada Montalbano
  2. under 1 kmMontalbanopharmacy, cafés, restaurants, grocery shops
  3. under 1 kmDune Costiere park bike centreguided bike rides, rental, maps
  4. 3.4 kmMontalbano dolmena megalithic tomb among the olive trees
  5. 6 kmParco di Mare riding centrehorse rides, pony school
  6. 5 kmSandy Adriatic beachesstretches of free beach among the dunes
  7. 6 kmBeach clubs at Torre Canne and the Ostuni coastumbrellas, loungers, bar, Wi-Fi
  8. 8 kmOstuni, the white townthe lime-washed old town
  9. 10 kmOstuni railway stationon the Bari–Lecce line
  10. 10 kmFasano Zoo Safariwith its amusement park
  11. 11 kmCisterninolooking over the Itria Valley
  12. 20 kmEgnaziaarchaeological museum and park
  13. 30 kmAlberobellothe town of the trulli
  14. 49 kmBrindisi airportvia the SS379 or SS16
  15. 85 kmBari airportvia the SS16

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