This beautiful 10 – room hotel is built into the walls of Monopoli, a characterful sea-girt warren of whitewashed houses that feels more Greek than Italian.

The bedrooms are elegantly furnished and fully equipped, unique and exclusive.

They are classy boltholes under the vaults of what was once an 18th-century nobleman's house, but the clincher is the roof terrace and bar, where sunset aperitivi are served.

Don Ferrante is a boutique hotel that was once an ancient fortress on the reef, now, an enchanting atmosphere welcomes the guests waking them up with the morning sea-breeze and looking after their comfort all day long. The elegant suites