Yellow Beach House
Zoe Gwilliam Cwmbran Gwent UK.
Review Submitted: January 03, 2008 Date of Stay: May 2007
Fantastic individual property. All the necessary facilities and more for your stay. Great value for money. Close to the beach (max 100 yards) but far enough away for peace and quiet. Rino & Rita will attend to all your needs answer all your questions and have a wealth of knowledge of their area. Rino speaks English.They provide all the info & more for all the sites,sounds and local eating places of the area, (plus the places that Puglians like to keep to themselves). Little English is spoken in the area, but don't worry just point or mime the Italians are excellent at mime. Although a phase book may be handy. The locals are very simplistic friendly people who adamantly refuse to join the rat race. Hooray for them!!! An excellent opportunity to taste La Dolce Vita, meet & live like real locals, see history from a time before the dinosaurs to date, barter in the daily markets, taste the local wines & victuals ( For the wine buffs even the local vino di tavola is very enjoyable @ only 5 euro a gallon), wander the streets of Ostuni, Caravigno, San Vito, Mesagne in the morning or evening and see towns whose buildings date from the 11th century - that are still in use, visit frescoes, subterranean churches, museums, archaeological sites and remains from 3000 BC in the heat of the day (all free). In your wanderings watch agricultural work unchanged for 3000 years & taste its produce. A veritable living museum. Visit Pineta 2000 Restaurant, a short stroll from the house, & meet Donato, the patron, with his Father Christmas personality & face. He speaks English. Open all year. Finally return to you haven & relax in comfort