A Wonderful Villa With A Swimming Pool And Sea Views Near Castrignano Del Capo – Salento

A home for future generations, in the heart of the Salento region: a villa with a swimming pool and sea views, just a few minutes from Santa Maria di Leuca in Puglia, the southernmost tip of Italy. Castrignano del Capo is a village of just over 5,000 souls that smells of salt and Mediterranean scrub, and which looks to nearby Leuca for its backdrop: an elegant seafront promenade, sea caves to explore by boat, and the square in front of the sanctuary, from where one can witness the meeting of the two seas. A place on the edge, and for that very reason a place of rare beauty.
There is a form of luxury that needs no introduction, and this villa is instantly recognisable: a whitewashed façade, three arches that gather the shade, pillars clad in local stone, and beneath the roofline, a cornice of small corbels that frames the only ornamentation permitted – that of light. Situated 120 metres above sea level, within the Regional Nature Park, the villa gazes out over the Ionian Sea from a distance of 700 metres with the composure of a well-designed residence that embraces the view. The portico serves as its first reception area, bathed in clear light in the morning and golden at sunset; from there, one enters 140 square metres of gross floor area spread over two levels, where light streams through the living room’s sliding glass doors, lingers on the light-coloured wood and granite of the kitchen, and settles on the lawn like a welcome guest. A double bedroom opens onto the portico, and a marble staircase leads to the other three on the lower floor: four bedrooms, three bathrooms, space for eight guests, and for each, their own measure of tranquillity. The grounds, 1,500 square metres enclosed by evergreen hedges, are a Mediterranean garden in the noblest sense of the term.
At its centre lies the swimming pool: 50 square metres with an organic shape, a Roman steps, a whirlpool, and light-coloured stone paving that forms concentric circles around the water.
Beneath the white wooden pergola, the outdoor kitchen brings together a wood-fired oven, a barbecue fireplace and a large oven set into the stone, all arranged around a table that seats eight without ever seeming too large.
As evening falls, the lights running along the water’s edge bathe the swimming pool in turquoise, the low walls are illuminated by points of light, and the garden takes on the character of a discreet setting, designed to be experienced rather than merely observed. Two parking spaces, sheltered by a 5 kW photovoltaic pergola with storage capacity of up to 10 kW, complete the villa: elegance also extends to energy management, quietly under the Salento sun.
Santa Maria di Leuca is just a few kilometres away, Gallipoli and Otranto twenty-five minutes away, and Lecce with its Baroque palaces forty minutes away. A home for those who recognise elegance, for those who know that the true privilege is having time to oneself.
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