Casino Doxi Stracca

The splendid pool area and gardens at Casino Doxi Stracca with the palazzo on the right.The handsome façade of the chapel benevolently gazing down at the pool. All set for a shady al fresco lunch.Mature, beautifully maintained gardens fan out around the property.A shady spot outside the chapel.Inside the gorgeous chapel, where you might wish to have breakfast.The altar of the chapel, dedicated to St Sebastian.The ground floor of the palazzo is home to a series of interconnected reception rooms.A serene atmosphere in one of the reception rooms. The kitchen in the palazzo. The kitchen, seen from another angle.Why not engage the services of an in-villa chef for your stay?Delicious home-made pasta, Puglian style.The reception room on the first floor of the palazzo, from which the bedrooms are accessed.The first bedroom in the palazzo is a double with a modern four-poster bed.The same room seen from a different angle with its en-suite facilities behind.The first bedroom's en-suite shower room.The main bedroom in the palazzo, is of extremely generous proportions. The main bedroom seen from another angle.Views from the main bedroom across to the casino and the surrounding farmland.The main bedroom's private terrace comes with this al fresco tub.The main bedroom's en-suite bathroom.The third bedroom on the first floor of the palazzo, also a double.Its characterful en-suite bathroom.The fourth and final bedroom on the first floor of the palazzo, with double-twin bed.Its en-suite shower room.Inspiring views from the palazzo.Approaching the casino.Shady trees gather around the pool area.Looking out from the chapel towards the pool.The entrance area of the casino's atmospheric open-concept communal space.The grand proportions of the casino's communal area, which incorporates a kitchen-diner and a living area.The living area is furnished in a contemporary style.The star-vaulted ceilings in the local buttery tuff stone are quite something.The casino's contemporary kitchen. The shady walled courtyard of the casino is the perfect spot for a mid-morning coffee.The suite on the second floor of the casino comprises a living room and a double bedroom.The double bedroom with its red line-drawn frescoes.Views out over the pool and gardens.The second floor bedroom's en-suite shower room.The double bedroom on the first floor of the casino.Its spacious en-suite bathroom with tub and separate shower.The terrace on the first floor of the casino.The inviting plunge pool in the casino's secluded walled courtyard.The casino's walled courtyard has the peaceful feeling of a cloisters.Access to the walled courtyard is via a living space next to the casino's open-concept communal area.The same room, looking towards the open-concept communal area.The ground floor bedroom in the casino, a double.Its en-suite shower room.Back in the gorgeous pool area.Views from the pool, through the arch and into the "outer" gardens.Intriguing architectural features abound.Shade-giving trees by the pool cocoon one of the al fresco dining areas.Could there be a more delightful setting for lunch?Views of the palazzo from the extensive mature gardens.Where the gardens end, the estate's olive groves and vineyards begin.So much history, so much beauty.The palazzo on the right, the casino on the left.The fortified walls and harbour of Gallipoli, which is about 7km from Casino Doxi Stracca.Gallipoli's beach.Gallipoli has a thriving fish market and lots of great fish restaurants.The glorious beach of Rivabella near Gallipoli.The amphitheatre in Lecce which, in its heyday could seat up to 25,000 spectators.Punta della Suina, one of many idyllic beaches near Gallipoli.