Bosco degli Ulivi - design villa with pool in Salento, Puglia

Inside: from the main entrance one accesses the open-plan living and dining area, which features large glass sliding doors that open out onto the pool area. To the right is the ultra modern, fully-equipped kitchen which also has large glass sliding doors accessing the outdoor dining area near the pool. A few steps down from the kitchen lead to the sleeping quarters, comprising a master double bedroom with en-suite bathroom, a second double bedroom, and a twin, the latter two sharing a bathroom. All three bedrooms have independent access to the terraces and gardens surrounding the house.

Furnishings and fitting throughout are of a very high standard. Polished cement floors, subtle lighting installations, enormous hollowed-stone basins, chic designer furniture, modernistic wrought-iron wall art and strategically placed horizontal windows all make for a very pleasing aesthetical experience.

Outside: thanks to the two sets of wall-size sliding glass doors in the living area and kitchen and the French windows in each of the three bedrooms, at Bosco degli Ulivi the outside comes inside and vice-versa! This impression is reinforfced by the use of clean, neat design outside: the soft brown hues of the house's dry-stone cladding and the cream paving give way to the rigorously tidy decking around the inviting pool. An age-old olive tree, from which a large designer light fitting dangles, gives shade to the large al fresco, dining table which is served either by both the indoor kitchen and a small outdoor one, complete with barbecue. An external fireplace adds to the sense of style and comfort of the outdoor living areas. Beyond, the dry-stone walls, brown earth and green leaves of the olive groves act as a buffer to the outside world, affording guests at Bosco di Ulivi a privileged sense of peace and tranquillity.