Il Frantoio is a gorgeous masseria near the town of Ostuni in Puglia. We stayed here several years ago and liked it enough to return…possibly for the food alone. Much of the delicious food is grown on the property and what isn’t is sourced locally.
Our welcome was great.
Our room was really a mini apartment and was the home of the original owners. It was delightful.
We entered through the kitchen of the original house.
This was our front door.
The interior.
The floor tiles are lovely.
We had our own kitchen and private terrace.
The common rooms are lovely too.
The grounds are fabulous…lots of lovely places to sit.
The cave under the main house is where the olive oil was once made on the property.
The food was as good as we remembered it to be.
Pizzelle (fried bread) with tomato sauce.
Marinated octopus with tomato on spicy zucchini cream.
Green bean fricassee in a basket of pecorino.
Fried stuffed zucchini flowers.
Hand made pasta with turnip top pesto, mussels and fried bread crumbs.
Pork rolls with caciocavallo cheese in ragout with straw potato chips.
Mixed salad with fresh almonds and rose petals.
Ricotta bewitched with Strega.
If you are looking for somewhere to stay near Ostuni, Il Frantoio could be for you.