Agriturismo Casa Porcara

Prov.le Veglie-Monteruga Km 7,5, 73010 Veglie (Lecce) Code LE07509251000006647

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In brief

  • Type: Bedroom (5), Flat (5),
  • Guests: 33
  • Map: Plains, Seaside
  • Type of accommodation: Room only, Half board, Bed & Breakfast

The agriturismo

Just 8 km (5 miles) from the Ionian coast-line in Salento, where the blue sea acts as background to age-old olive trees and luxuriant vineyards, Casa Porcara is surrounded by an organically cultivated fertile land. It consists of 15 Bed-rooms, welcoming catering halls and a very spacious structure conducive to educational activities and in particular the study of the surrounding architecture and rural landscape.

The accommodation

This is a typical farm-house in Southern Italy. It was built around the XV century on the remains of a medieval hamlet within a holm-oak expanse, where pigs (hence the name Casa Porcara) lived in a wild state.
It has kept its original look thanks to restoration works, converting stables and haylofts in lovely restaurant halls and the former living quarters of the farmer in comfortable lodgings. Two apartments, one on the ground floor and one on the first floor, each have a " cooking corner" and two bed-rooms with bath & shower "en suite". Two other apartments, both consisting of two bed-rooms with bath-room for the disabled, overlook a vast courtyard covered by a pergola. A TV Lounge complete with a large fire-place is there for the perfect ending to a relaxing day.

In the welcoming Restaurant halls you can sample typical local cuisine, consisting mainly of fresh, organically grown produce of the establishment, which covers an area of 60 hectares (150 acres), with products ranging from an olive grove to fruit orchards, various vegetables and sowable land.

An educational Farm-house, promoting agricultural and environmental resources, it houses a Centre for the Study of Architecture and Rural Landscape, with a Meeting Room, an Exhibition Room and Tuition Courses on "Flora" typical to the Mediterranean countryside.

Activities and surrounding

North-West of Lecce, in the part of the "Salento Peninsula" where the 3 provinces that once formed the Terra d'Otranto meet. Here once stretched the "Great Forest of Oria", through which an ancient road-axis connected Taranto with Nardò and Gallipoli leading to the Cape of Leuca and touching important Messapic towns on the way.
Numerous works of reclamation through the centuries have transformed the land into a fertile spread of allotments where vine-growing and olive-growing are a flourishing industry. Indeed, olive-oil and wine are typical local produce.
There are also stretches of bush where one can still detect the natural strong scent of wild plants like thyme, mastic tree, myrtle and rosemary.

The "Marsh of the Count" and the "Marsh of the Captain", next to the coastal dunes between Taranto and Porto Cesareo, create a remarkably interesting natural environment. A rural landscape clustered with fortified farm-houses and coast-line turrets. This is the "Land of Arneo", once the stage of many battles over a piece of land, but also a point where civilizations met. The Messapi (ancient people inhabiting Apulia), the Romans and the Byzantines all left their mark here. Remains of the Messapic civilization are to be found in Manduria, a town 20 km (12 miles) from Casa Porcara. Crypts with fresco paintings dating back to the Byzantine epoch can be viewed in nearby Veglie (Crypt of the Madonna della Favana) and around Nardò (Crypt of S. Anthony Abbot).

Partners

Services

Available services

Restaurant
Internet
Air conditioning
Pets allowed

Inform the agriturismo of any animals at the time of booking.

Owners will be held responsible for damage to property and persons.

Pets allowed

  • Dogs
  • Cats

Size/gender of dogs

  • Small (under 10 kg)
  • Medium (10 kg - 25 kg)
  • Large (25 kg - 45 kg)

Allowed in

  • Accommodation
  • Public areas

Safety

  • Only well-behaved, supervised animals
  • Must be kept on a lead outside
Playground for children
Sport and leisure
  • Bike rental
Typical products on sale
Disabled facilities
Credit cards welcome
Attractions and activities in the surrounding area
  • Nature Reserves
  • Museums and galleries
  • Artistic and historical sites
Sport and activities in the surrounding area
  • Hunting
  • Fishing
  • Horse riding
  • Diving
  • Tennis

Restaurant & Events

Open to

Everyone

Table reservation

Reservation needed

Seats

Up to 80

Menu

Set menu + À la carte

Average price

30€

Specialties you may find

  • antipasti a base verdure, focacce, pittule, polpette, crocchette, purè di fave, formaggi locali
  • Pasta fresca fatta in casa (orecchiette, pizzarieddi, lajane torte)
  • Carne alla griglia, carne di cavallo a pignata, agnello al forno
  • Frutta di stagione e dolci tipici fatti in casa

Wedding in Italy, Parties & Celebrations

Available rooms/spaces
  • Garden
  • Parking
Services
  • On-site restaurant
Venue hire
from

1500.00€

to

2500.00€

Menus from

30.00€

Tastings

Products
  • Oil tasting
Provenance
  • Own production
  • Selection of local products
Booking required

Yes

Educational Farm

Services
  • School trips
  • Workshops
  • Accessible trails
Themes
  • Vegetable garden
  • Typical cuisine
  • Woods
  • Countryside
  • Agriculture
Age
from

5

to

10

Rooms and prices

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How are reviews collected?
9,5
Excellent
(63 reviews)
Setting and surroundings
9,1
Activities and facilities
8,9
Accommodation
9,3
Restaurant
9,9
VN
Veronika Nawratil
October 2023
10
Amazing
We were so happy with our stay at the masseria. Diego was welcoming and kind. Special thanks to him and his team in the kitchen who catered deliciously for me despite of my various food allergies. The meals were so tasty and appertising. We can only recommend this place to stay!!... Read more
Stay: 10/2023
Traveller: Independent travellers
Setting and surroundings
10
Accommodation
10
Activities and facilities
10
Restaurant
10
S
Stefania
October 2023
10
Amazing
Impressive stay at the agriturismo! We spent four nights here and were delighted from start to finish. Our room was spacious and comfortable. The dinner was fantastic. In the evening on the terrace with great atmosphere! Every dish was homemade and of outstanding quality. Diego a... Read more
Stay: 9/2023
Traveller: Couples
Holiday: Relaxing
Setting and surroundings
10
Accommodation
10
Activities and facilities
10
Restaurant
10
BD
Brasilina didonna
August 2023
8,5
Very good
The facility is nestled in the countryside with fruit trees and various crops in the background, for me being a lover of these places is really the top.
Very nice also the rooms the breakfast one in particular and also the outdoor dining area. The quality of the food is exc... Read more
Stay: 8/2023
Traveller: Couples
Holiday: Seaside
Setting and surroundings
8
Accommodation
6
Activities and facilities
6
Restaurant
9
Diego
  • On Agriturismo.it since 2008
  • Speak: Italian, English

Hi, I am Diego and I am 51 years old.
The photo is of me and my wife, Lucia
I have been doing this job for 21 years along with my wife.
As well as we cook for the guests, we welcome the guests, we take care of the crops.
I decided to manage an agriturismo because to keep the family business alive
Our guests especially like the warm family welcome.

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Prov.le Veglie-Monteruga Km 7,5, 73010
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