Palazzo Saetta

WHAT WE LIKE MOST:

• The pink façade with its Renaissance details, set on a small shaded piazzetta among benches and trees
• How the air turns cool and quiet the moment you step through the entrance gate
• The way the palazzo combines an old structure with present-day comfort—thick stone walls, a two-story loggia with rounded arcades, historic vaulted ceilings, white stucco arches, all enhanced by warm tones, soft fabrics and furniture with character
• How each of the six rooms has its own flair, shaped by the color of its vaulted ceiling—from the pink master bedroom with its boudoir shower to the white room with a fireplace and direct access to the garden kitchen
• The stone pool beneath the orange trees, invisible from the street and difficult to leave once you are in it
• The courtyard with tables and loungers for leisurely reading and aperitivo, with enough shade even in midsummer 
• The espresso machine on the ground floor, available at any hour for the first caffè before breakfast or the last one after dinner
• The location: A hundred meters from Piazza Salandra, and still quiet enough to count the strokes of the church bells
• The scent of almond pastries from the nearby cafés drifting through the garden
• Nardò still belongs to the lesser-known corners of the Salento—when out for dinner, you’ll sit alongside families from the neighborhood.

GOOD TO KNOW:

• The palazzo has six rooms, each with its own bathroom and named after its color: Red (40 square meters, with a sofa bed for two), pink (with a bathtub), blue (30 square meters, with eastern accents), white (52 square meters, with a fireplace and direct access to the ground-floor kitchen), ochre (14 square meters) and green (32 square meters, with a lounge area).
• The house can also be rented in its entirety for groups of nine to twelve—suited to family gatherings, groups of friends, or a workation.
• Two shared kitchens have everything a long evening needs: The main kitchen on the second floor has its own dining area, and the kitchenette on the first floor lends itself well to aperitivo by the pool.
• Porto Selvaggio nature reserve, with its rugged cliffs and turquoise coves, is about fifteen kilometers away, and is one of the more striking stretches of coast in Apulia.
• Gallipoli is twenty minutes by car, baroque Lecce around thirty.
• Piazza Salandra with the Guglia dell’Immacolata, the cathedral and a number of palazzi can all be reached on foot through the old town.
• A car is useful for excursions along the coast. In Nardò itself, the best way to get around is by walking.
• The nearest airport is Brindisi (around 55 kilometers). Bari lies roughly 130 kilometers to the north.