Description This is a substantial Trullo property with eight cones and ten rooms over a net floor area of 169 sqm. It is in Selva di Fasano, Puglia’s most exclusive residential district. The trullo is located in a corner plot in the middle of a 4000 sqm garden, with mature pine trees shading it during hot summer days.
The Trullo, with a facade length of 27 meters, is currently subdivided into three self-contained units of six bedrooms and used for holiday lettings. The most impressive part is the rear unit, which has a ceiling cone over five meters high and beautiful tiled floors.The three subparts could be maintained, or the floor plan rearranged so that the front and rear units are brought together again as one five-bedroom unit. The entrance would be from the front, with double reception rooms with high, impressive ceiling cones. The accommodation would include a kitchen, five bedrooms, two ensuites, and one extra bathroom. The recommendation is to convert the front kitchen to the fifth bedroom so that the trullo would have seven bedrooms.
The unit to the left of the building could stay self-contained and be a two-bedroom unit, perfect for visiting family or guests or used as a lettable unit.
The garden is big enough to offer privacy to either unit and also to three units if this is to be the case.
On the rear side of the unit to the left is a staircase, which leads up to the roof with several terraced area
The trullo would benefit from refurbishment and upgrading to modern standards. Exposing the original stonework of the ceiling cones would create unique features. The bathrooms and kitchen are to be renewed, new doors and windows are to be installed, and a heating and cooling system to be installed. CasaPuglia offers in-house professional project management services and supervises the building work from start to finish.
The garden could be landscaped, for example, by planting fruit trees and adding hedges on two sides of the property, giving privacy
Technical:
The Trullo is connected to the main water and electricity.
It has an old type of septic tank, which is to be renewed to a modern Imhoff-type system.
TV and WI-Fi installations would have excellent reception.
A pool in the ground is not allowed in this area.
However, it is possible to install a pool above the grounds, and nowadays, there are many types with excellent designs. Heated spa baths are also a good investment if planning holiday lets.Selva di Fasano was developed in the 1960s and became the Capri’s of Puglia. Here, you can find beautiful mansion properties mixed with traditional trulli, modern villas of any size, and apartments. The area is above the town of Fasano, and the altitude is about 400 meters above sea level. There is an attractive microclimate, and the temperature is about four degrees cooler than the sea level. The high altitude and hills strengthen the breezes, giving a pleasant micro-climate during the hot summer. The main forestry area is protected with strict planning regulations.
For this reason, residents in the town have summer houses up in Selva. Also, many properties are owned by North Italians who come during the holiday season. Selva has a village centre with grocery stores, restaurants, cafes and bars, a pharmacy, butchers, hairdressers, a tennis club, a post office and the famous Trullo church. In Selva and within a 10-minute drive, you have four hotels and 15 restaurants, some of which open in wintertime. Every summer, there are many events, including the open mass celebrating San Donato every year in early August, held in one of the ravines, where it was a monastery in the 18th Century, and at the same time, a street market. The population in summer time is about 5,000 and in winter about 500. Selva has panoramic views of the Adriatic Sea on the easterly and westerly sides and panoramic views over the beautiful Canale di Pirro valley, part of the famous valley DÍtria. From the top, you can see Alberobello, Locorotondo and San Marco.
Location:
A short distance of 900 meters to the small centre of Selva di Fasano for groceries, cafes/bars and restaurants.
The main town of Fasano, with 20 000 inhabitants, has an excellent supply for all shopping needs, and here you find pharmacies, banks, cafes, and bars. Half a dozen butchers, fishmongers, and more than 15 small fruit & vegetable shops, including mini markets in many corners.
The distance to the nearest beaches is about 15 km (15 minutes) downhill to either Capitolo, with its many famous beach clubs on sandy beaches, or Savelletri, a small charming fishing village. Here is nice to take a pre-dinner stroll along the shore, have a drink at a terraced seaside bar and dine at one of 10 restaurants serving fresh seafood, fish and vegetables.
The property has the advantage of being centrally located between areas of interest such as Locorondonto, a Medieval town with a round-shaped old town centre. Locotondono is famous for its music festival in August and for its incredible beautiful Christmas decorations; the mile-long amazing caves of Castellana Grotte; the archaeological excavations of the Roman Egnatia by the Adriatic coastline; the Trulli houses of Alberobello – a Unesco World Heritage site: the beautiful white town of Ostuni, located on top of a hill with fantastic sea views; the medieval town of Oria; the wealthy baroque town of Martina Franca; the petite and charming Cisternino, the Zoo Safari Park of Fasano (lots of fun for children and adults alike); the old town by the sea and caves of Polignano a Mare, well known also for its tasty ice-cream; Grottaglie famous for its ceramics and ancient stone carvings; the famous baroque city of Lecce which is called the Florence of the south.
Matera, another UNESCO World Heritage site, the world-famous Cliff City, is not located in Puglia but just across the borders to Basilicata. The drive there is only about 1 hour 20 minutes, and a fascinating tour awaits you.
By air, there is a choice of two international airports, served by Ryanair, Easyjet, Ba and others, both easily reached by the motorway; Bari in the north in about 55 minutes and Brindisi in about 40 minutes in the south. Both cities have ferry traffic to Greece, Albania and Croatia, so it’s possible to make weekend trips across the Adriatic Sea.
Bari, the Commercial capital city with 250 000 inhabitants, offers the best shopping, a grand opera house called the Petruzzelli teatro and a large medical city centre with many museums. Just north of Bari lies a little town called Giovinazzo, a true gem right by the sea. Further north is Molfetta Outlet, a famous shopping galleria and 20 minutes further is Traini, a sophisticated town with a beautiful half-moon bay & marina. Continue north to Castel del Monte, the mystical castle Frederic Ii built in the 12th Century.
Within a 2,5 hour drive to the north lies Gargano, the peninsula called the spur of the Italian boot. Gargano forms a significant nature and wildlife Reserve and offers hiking and scenic trips around the peninsula. From here, there are daily boat trips to the small Tremiti islands.
