The Masseria is the heart of the Farm. It is here that its owner live, and guests are accommodated. The Masseria caters for new generation farm-holidays: no more than eight rooms, located in the part of the building constructed in the 19th century, all carefully and charmingly decorated and furnished. The garden is perfectly kept, and life is utterly relaxing. The cuisine, making use of fresh products from the countryside and the vegetable garden is tasty and surprising. Over the centuries, above the cave, where in the past the olive pressing process took place, the various wings of the building were constructed, the oldest dating back to the 17th century.
Part of the land has been devoted to the organic cultivation of the large and noble ancient olive trees typically found in the countryside surrounding Ostuni. A Pine-tree lined drive leads to the inner yard, where guests are welcome to linger, or, in the Summer, to dine in the open air by candle-light. The kitchen, small parlours, a reading room and a dining room are at the disposal of the Guests. The Masseria has its own stables and a large riding ground, with a view of the sea and the hills.

As a joke, it has been dubbed "The Garden of Change".
It consists in a small Pine-tree grove, cool also during the hot summers typical of Southern Italy. As you cross the gate leading from the yard of the old Masseria to the garden, the climate changes, cooled down by the high trees and the easterly wind, pleasantly blowing towards the hillock on which the farmstead is located, coming from the sea, giving a sense of direction.

The rooms, with high arched ceilings, windows and sizable bathrooms are extremely refined and furnished with period furniture belonging to the house. The rooms, cool in the summer and warm in the winter, are all different from one another, with original flooring, comfortable wrought-iron or wooden beds.
Restoration has been conducted as to fully respect the nature of the place. Actions have been "light", in order to preserve the character of the local way of living the house, as influenced by space, material, and pre-existing inner partitioning. For this reason, the number of bedrooms has remained limited to eight. A choice between "quantity" and "quality" was made in favour of the latter.
However, all rooms are equipped with sizable bathrooms and heating. Two of the rooms posses a separate entrance from the courtyard.

The beach is marked by sandy dunes, beginning to the south of Torre Canne, a few kilometres from the Masseria "Il Frantoio".
For romantics and those who love the sea and the warm and clear colours of the Winter, this walk is not to be missed. However, this well-equipped beach, with a shaded car-park, and providing special fares to the guests of "Il Frantoio", will guarantee you a quiet corner also at the height of Summer. The sea of Ostuni is one of the cleanest in Italy, and these natural dunes are full of the scent of wild plants and maquis.
Couples wishing to enjoy full tranquillity may opt for the more secluded rocky beach.

Also in the case of two-week stays, guests will rarely find themselves tasting the same dish twice. The dining room's vaulted ceiling and floor are made of stone. In the summer, dinner is served in the open.
The cooking staff will do its best to allow guests to taste the quality dishes of this generous land. Should you care for a "preview", try our products, or try one of Rosalba recipes.
Besides the famous Apulian bread, durum wheat is also used to make excellent hand-made pasta, made in a great variety of different shapes.
And then, there is olive oil, the oldest and healthiest of dressings, the fruit of a tree held to be sacred by all the peoples of the Mediterranean.

The riding ground is part of the estate, and is located on high ground, some one-hundred metres from the central part of the Masseria. It is a very calm spot, affording a view of the sea and olive trees. The area around the estate offers beautiful and interesting rides, and, with a good guide, and following the trails among the fields, horse-riders will be able to reach the sea. Ostuni has always had a special relationship with horses. Indeed, for centuries, many of the inhabitants of Ostuni, before cars became widespread, worked as carters. Every year, on 26th and 27th August, a great feast in honour of the Patron Saint, St. Oronzo, is held, climaxing with the famous "Cavalcata" (Cavalcade). The picturesque procession of horses, mounted by knights dressed in red garments and white lacework, rides along the city's streets.

One of the most beautiful corners in this Masseria is the large underground oil mill, after which it has been named. Olive oil was produced in this natural cave. Almost every fortified homestead in the Salento area was built over or near vast underground caves, which were then adjusted by men to suit their needs, and came to accommodate millstones, presses and cisterns. Also the rooms which accommodated workers and stables were dug in the stone. Our "cave" was used actively until the 1050s.
The machinery which, thanks to a system of straps and pulleys moved the millstone, date back to the beginning of the century. Presses were steam-powered. They represent real industrial archaeology evidence, and are so well-preserved as to appear to have been set aside just recently.