Palazzo Saetta

WHAT WE LIKE MOST:

• The pink façade with Renaissance details, glowing 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 a historic structure with present-day comfort—thick stone walls, a two-story loggia with rounded arcades, 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 painted ceiling—from the pink master bedroom with its boudoir shower to the white room with a fireplace
• A love of materials and craftsmanship that shows in the details—handmade ceramics, custom-made furnishings
• The cool, shaded dining room downstairs, with the courtyard in view—a blessing on hot days 
• The stone pool beneath the orange trees, invisible from the street and hard to leave once you are inside
• A courtyard that invites leisurely reading and aperitivo, with tables, loungers and plenty of shade even in midsummer 
• Coffee at any hour from the espresso machine downstairs—the first caffè before breakfast or the last one after dinner
• Only 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 counts among the Salento's best-kept secrets—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 (22 square meters, with a fireplace), ochre (14 square meters) and green (32 square meters, with a lounge area).
• The house accommodates up to 13 people—ideal for family gatherings, friends' getaways, working weeks with or without colleagues, or other shared escapes.
• On the first floor, there is a very well-equipped kitchen with its own dining area. 
• 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.