Masseria Pentima Vetranain Martina Franca

Why it’s on the Edit

Masseria Pentima Vetrana is a small place in the olive groves of Martina Franca, in the middle of the Itria Valley. The site calls it a bed and breakfast, and the 2021 Regione Puglia register files it as a room rental with 6 units and 12 beds.

The units are trulli and stone apartments, each with a kitchen or kitchenette. The Edit files it in price band 1 of 5, an estimate.

That makes it a self-catering base with a pool, a garden and a pet-friendly policy. A restaurant is not confirmed here.

The rooms

There are six units, and they are quite different. Trullo Le Mangiatoie takes its name from the stone mangers still visible in its private courtyard. It has two bedrooms, one double and one twin with single beds, and an entrance-living room with a kitchenette. It has an LCD TV, air conditioning, a minibar, a safe and Wi-Fi.

Trullo Il Pagliaio is a large mezzanine trullo, the farm’s old haystack, where hay and grain were stored in winter. The site says it can take larger families or small groups. The central cone holds the living area, with a flat-screen TV, a sofa and a dining area, and a loft has two single beds. The rustic kitchen has a stone fireplace, and the master bedroom has a safe.

The stone Apartment Il Granaio sleeps up to four, with one double bedroom and one with two single beds. La Terrazza sleeps up to three, and its bedroom opens onto a large private terrace over the inner garden.

La Cantina and Il Frutteto look over the orchard. La Cantina has a large double bedroom, and Il Frutteto has a double bedroom and a niche with two bunk beds. Under the gazebo in front of a room there are tables and chairs.

The site says every unit has a private bathroom, while the register counts 4 bathrooms for 6 units. Ask the owners to confirm.

Eating and drinking

You cook, or you drive. Every unit has a fully equipped kitchen or kitchenette, and the garden has two outdoor barbecues at guests’ disposal.

Breakfast is served poolside or in the breakfast room, with fresh local produce. The site lists breakfast among the included services, and the apartment La Terrazza says it is in the rate.

Aperitivo is by reservation. The site’s description of the valley mentions frise, taralli and orecchiette with turnip tops.

A restaurant on the property is not confirmed here.

The setting

The masseria stands among centuries-old olive groves. The site defines the Itria Valley as the part of the Murgia that covers the territories of Locorotondo, Martina Franca and Cisternino and parts of Alberobello, Ostuni, Ceglie Messapica and Fasano.

Its limestone shows in dry-stone walls, in jazzi, and in casedde, trulli, cummerse, lamie and masserie. Wine ranges from full-bodied primitivo to fruity Verdeca.

The pool is for the exclusive use of guests, and the garden is large. Bike rental is available on request. A beach is not confirmed here.

Good to know

• Six units, 12 beds in the 2021 register, each with a kitchen or kitchenette.
• Included: breakfast, garden, pool, free Wi-Fi, outdoor barbecue and parking.
• The 2021 register gave an opening period from April 1 to October 31.
• Pets are welcome. Fees and rules are not confirmed here.
• Bike rental and aperitivo are by request or reservation.
• Restaurant, children’s rules and weddings are not confirmed here.
• Price band: 1 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

It suits families, groups of friends and travelers with a dog who want to cook, swim in a pool kept for guests, and sleep in a trullo among olive trees.

If you want a restaurant and a reception desk, start with another page. Masseria Trulli e Vigne in the same comune has the Don Mimì restaurant and estate wine, and Almapetra Trulli Resort near Locorotondo also lets self-catering trulli.

Getting there

Masseria Pentima Vetrana is in Martina Franca, in the Valle d’Itria. Both Bari and Brindisi airports serve the valley, so choose by flight and ask the masseria for the route.

You need a car. The masseria is in the countryside and parking is listed. The position is known only to the comune, so this page gives no distances to the towns or the sea. Transfers are not confirmed here.