Palazzo Bernardini de Pace

The pool with the handsome columned façade of the palazzo behind.The central hall between Palazzo Bernardini de Pace's two wings opens out into the internal walled courtyard gardens.The elegant square pool with part of the south wing.A shady spot for breakfast or a mid-morning refreshment.Ready for the dip of the day.Choose your spot.Enjoying the pool.An elegant staircase leads from the central hall up to the piano nobile.One of the elegant, airy and effortlessly elegant antechambers on the piano nobile.Stairs in the corner of the main living area lead up to a mezzanine corridor.The second antechamber on the piano nobile, with its marble floors and perfect proportions.The main living area on the ground floor of the south wing.The piano nobile's living room, with its monumental fireplace.The beautiful dining room on the piano nobile features frescoed walls and ceilings.Every meal at Palazzo Bernardini de Pace is a special occasion.Part of the extensive kitchens, where your cook will prepare all your meals.The kitchen is fabulously well-equipped and practical but also full of character.Your cook is preparing lunch.Inspiring views of the elegant Chiesa di San Giorgio from the terrace.The breakfast room, just next to the kitchen and the living room on the piano nobile.Back in the living room of the piano nobile.Even the guest WC on the piano nobile has frescos.The elegant colonnaded balcony of the piano nobile caught in the late afternoon sun.The palazzo's architectural and artistic curiosities are seemingly endless.The double bedroom in the south wing of the piano nobile. (Bedroom 1)Looking towards its en-suite shower room.All the bathrooms at Palazzo Bernardini de Pace are super-spacious and beautifully designed.The double bedroom of the suite in the south wing of the piano nobile. (Bedroom 2)The same room seen from another angle.In the walled courtyard gardens.The colonnaded balcony of the piano nobile seen from the terrace.Palazzo Bernardini de Pace rising majestically above its private gardens.The suite's impressive en-suite shower room.Views out over the church.Back down the north wing's elegant staircase to the central hall.The ground floor of the south wing is home to a vast, four-tiered living space, of which this is the first.Colour, perspective, attention to detail, elegance and fun.The exercise, gym and treatment room accessed via steps from the mezzanine corridor in the south wing.It is served by a fabulous bathroom.The immaculate suite on the mezzanine level of the south wing. (Bedroom 3)Its generous en-suite bathroom includes a roll-top bath.The spacious double bedroom accessed from the walled courtyard garden. (Bedroom 4)The same room seen from another angle.The double bedroom of the suite accessed from the walled courtyard garden. (Bedroom 5)And with its living area.Its splendid en-suite shower room.Relaxing on the terraces near the pool.The Chiesa di San Giorgio and the main piazza of Bagnolo del Salento.A little touch of Italy in the central hall.Palazzo Bernardini de Pace is very much at the heart of Bagnolo del Salento.The palazzo seen from outside the church.The beautiful seafront promenade in nearby Otranto.The tempting turquoise sea at Otranto.Lecce's magnificent Roman amphitheatre, which could seat up to 25,000 spectators.The fortified island town of Gallipoli is an easy day trip.Gallipoli's old town centre has its very own beach called the Puritate.Castro Marina is a place of sun and fun in the summer.