Borgo Canonica

Style

Trulli special

Setting

Amid the olive groves

Welcome to Borgo Canonica, a revamped rural village with 42 trulli (traditional, conical-roofed dwellings), sitting pretty in six-hectare grounds perfumed with Mediterranean maquis, lavender and fruit trees. Additional cues to pack your bags, grab your passport and head here include the peaceful pool, romantic rooms and relaxed restaurant, which shines a spotlight on seasonal local produce. Begin your days with long, leisurely breakfasts and come back for orecchiette- and burrata-graced lunches and dinners; the local primitivo also deserves mention.

Facilities

Rooms

Fourteen, including nine suites.

Checkout

Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates usually include breakfast (a tempting buffet starring fresh fruit, cheese, salami, egg options, focaccia, home-made cakes and croissants).

Also

The hotel can arrange on-site cookery classes; leave with enhanced culinary skills for the folks back home.

Hotel Closed

Borgo Canonica closes its doors for winter from 5 November each year, reopening in spring (dates vary).

Free Internet Access

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

At the Hotel

Winsome gardens and six-hectare grounds; free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, minibar, Essencia bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

The suites get star billing thanks to their private patio, fireplace-toting living area and romantic bathroom: picture showering in a traditional trullo...

Poolside

Surrounded by olive trees, the jaw-droppingly lovely pool is one of the Borgo’s best bits. It’s family friendly, and supervised by a lifeguard between 10am and 5pm.

Packing Tips

Bring an appetite for cucina povera cuisine and a thirst for wine.

Also

In-room spa and beauty treatments can be arranged on request.

Children

Children are very welcome. Under-twos stay for €25 a night, and cots can be provided if you need.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Sit out on the sun-kissed terrace and soak up those rays.

Dress Code

Puglian poise: white linens; leather accents; raffia hats; big grins.

Hotel Restaurant

Borgo’s restaurant pays delicious tribute to traditional Puglian cuisine: don’t miss the fava-bean purée, the burrata, the cheese platter and the toothsome orecchiette.

Hotel Bar

There’s a diminutive, trullo-housed bar with a pretty alfresco area, used in summer. Don’t miss the delicious local wine.

Last Orders

Breakfast is available between 8am and 10.30am; lunch is 12.30pm–2pm (served by the pool, too); dinner ends at 9.30pm.

Room Service

Order a light lunch or pick from the full dinner menu during the restaurant’s opening hours.

Planes

Brindisi Airport is the closest option, a 45-minute drive away. Let Smith24 sort your flights.

Trains

Fasano station is 27 kilometres away, with Trenitalia services connecting Bari and Lecce (www.trenitalia.com).

Automobiles

From Bari, take the SS16 towards Brindisi and exit at Cisternino, onto the SS17 towards Ostuni. Turn right at the crossroads before the Municipal Cemetery, then continue for about 2.8 kilometres towards Borgo Canonica. If you’re coming from Brindisi, take the SS16 towards Bari and exit at Ostuni, then head onto the SS17 towards Cisternino. At the crossroads after the cemetery turn left, then continue for about 2.8 kilometres towards Borgo Canonica. The hotel has parking for guests.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Start with what’s on offer at the Borgo itself: leisurely, delicious breakfasts; poolside relaxing; wine tastings and cookery classes. Beach bunnies will want to head to Polignano a Mare (a 45-minute drive from the hotel), a seaside town on Italy’s southern Adriatic coast that’s famous for white-pebble beach Lama Monachile (aka Cala Porto), which is bordered by a Roman bridge. Visit Trani, a picturesque town with honey-hued architecture, churches, a castle and a lively seafront, where fishermen sell their catch each morning. Cisternino is also worth exploring for its architecture and stellar restaurants. The Unesco-listed Castel del Monte in Andria is something of a mystery: it lacks the features of a traditional military fort and is built on a hill, not a strategically sound choice. If you have animal-loving little Smiths in tow, take them to Fasano Zoo on Via della Zoo. And make the 30-minute drive to Ostuni to immortalise its stunning views with your camera.

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