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March 5, 2010

Spring cleaning with new friends

Posted by cathyinpuglia under Seasons, Trullo Solari
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We’re busy sprucing up Trullo Solari for the new season.  Our first spring guests are arriving at the end of the month and we’re weeding, gardening and painting ready for everyone to enjoy their Puglia holiday.  We’re also putting the final touches to the new deck, installing the central mosaic and re-treating the wood.

To help us out this year we’re hosting a couple of great volunteers through the Workaway scheme.  In return for board and lodging Liesl and Amy give us five hours hard work a day.  They’re both Americans travelling through Italy.  It’s a great scheme and we’re looking forward to other volunteers coming later in the year; there’s always plenty to do.

Our biggest problem at the moment is the changeable spring weather.  Yesterday an unexpected shower washed half the paint off the wall and on to the patio.  But it’s sunny again this morning, and we’re off to put it back where it should be!  Roll on summer…

 

January 26, 2010

Yoga in Puglia

Posted by cathyinpuglia under Trullo Solari, What's on
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We’re loving the response that we’ve had already to our new venture Yoga in Puglia.  We’re celebrating the return of Paul Fountain, our favourite yoga instructor, to Puglia with some weeks dedicated to yoga holidays.  For three weeks in May and September individuals or small groups can come and stay at Trullo Solari for a fully catered week of fun and yoga.  There will be yoga sessions every day and organised excursions and celebrations guaranteeing a great week for all.  Take a look at our new website here, and be sure to tell any friends that may be interested!

 

August 26, 2009

Puglia Navigator

Posted by cathyinpuglia under Places, Puglia, Trullo Solari
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Driving in Puglia is something to experience. There are some strange rules of the road to learn, such as randomly giving way to the right; and some rules that are unusually optional such as one way streets and stopping at red lights. Then there are the locals that you share the road with, from the contadino in his 3 wheel Ape to the budding Grand Prix driver that is so close to you he might disappear up your exhause pipe. Having said all of this, the overriding experience of driving here is that it’s a bit of a game, but no one gets upset and people demonstrate ten times more patience than you generally experience on roads in the UK.

Your next challenge is, of course, to find where you’re going. And this is where we can now help our guests. We’ve been spending the summer programming our new TomTom with all our favourite restaurants, shops and places to go. No more trying to explain how to find the Masseria to watch your mozzerella being made, the Trullo Solari TomTom will take you right there. Looking for that little fish restaurant right on the ocean, or the trattoria in the back street of Ostuni old town? Don’t worry, it’s all programmed for you! We want our guests of enjoy Puglia as much as we do, which is why we’ve made it easier to share some of our secrets…

Ape in Ostuni old town

An Ape in Ostuni old town

 

July 18, 2009

“Human Kind Cannot bear very much reality “- T.S.Eliot

Posted by tobiaspfunk under Guests, Places, Puglia, Trullo Solari
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“Human Kind

Cannot bear very much reality “- T.S.Eliot

And so taking Mr. Eliot at his word we all need to find a place in which we can escape the dreaded reality that surrounds us. Trullo Solari is a good place to start! Rolling hills, ancient, gnarled and twisted olive trees, beating sun, shady corners, cooling water and most importantly when you travel in a group – a bathroom for all!! ;o)

Places to visit – Martina Franca with it’s chic feel, good food and shops. Cisternino for excellent eating (try Bella Italia). Locorotondo for a wander and lunch at Trattoria Centro Storico (otherwise known as da Giovanni). Torre Guaceto for a pretty beach. Alberobello if you really have to! You can see much prettier trulli around the above towns and you don’t have to suffer the tourist tat hell!! As you may have guessed it didn’t leave much of an impression! If you’re feeling adventurous and you want to see some seriously blue sea head south for 50 minutes to Punto Prosciutta near Porto Cesareo or to Lecce for some baroque splendour. However, there’s always the temptation to just hang out by the pool, drink cocktails, read books and practice your pizza making skills in the evening. The place is truly wonderful and the guys have done a fantastic job of renovating it in a sympathetic and very comfortable style with everything you could possibly need.

If you want to escape from your reality, eat fantastic food, laze around, get some culture, see the most fantastic light you could possibly hope to find and stay in a wonderful place then you could do much worse. We loved it. You will too.

Toby

 

July 10, 2009

Trullo Solari Arrival Menu

Posted by cathyinpuglia under Food, Trullo Solari
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We’re delighted with the response to our new Arrival Menu.  As most people arrive at Trullo Solari late on a Saturday, and shopping opportunities are limited on Sundays, we have always offered to buy food in for our guests’ first meals.  The only problem with that was that I would generally find myself wandering around the supermarket trying to work out what people would like to eat!

To make things easier on everyone, we have now devised a “menu” that you can choose from, some starters (such as prosciutto and melon or zucchini frittata) and main courses (including spaghetti con calamari or swordfish with fresh pesto)  that are quick and simple to cook when you arrive.  We also have recipe sheets for you, in case you need some help putting it all together!  There are also a couple of dishes that I can cook for you (roast vegetable lasagne) and will just need heating when you arrive.  Of course there are a couple of dolce to choose from too.

We’ve offered this service to our guests arriving in the next few weeks, and one has ordered the whole menu so that they have enough food to last until Monday!

 

July 2, 2009

Welcome

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Welcome to the first Trullo Solari post.  I’ve decided to start a blog so that you can see what’s new at Trullo Solari, some of the projects that we’re undertaking, what’s going on in our wonderful countryside and the latest gossip from Puglia.  If you’ve been to Trullo Solari already then I’m sure this will stir some very happy memories;  or if you are thinking about coming to stay, I hope that you’ll find something here to interest you.