We holidayed in Puglia for the first time in 2013 and were immediately bowled over by the friendliness of the people, the outstanding food and produce, the climate and the architecture. We have returned every year since then. A few years ago we made the decision that one day we would like to own and renovate our own trullo for use both privately by us and as a holiday villa.
We arrived in Alberobello in June 2018 with the main aim of hunting down said trullo. One of the estate agents who took us around the Alberobello/Martina Franca area said to us, “you won’t like them all today but I guarantee that one of them will be the one that you want to buy”.
It was, in fact, the first property she showed us that day that would later become Trullo Genista. As soon as we began the tour we felt confident that this was the one for us. Seeing four other places that day that didn’t quite fit the bill confirmed it. Its rustic charm, original features and amazing location had us sold. Yes, it needed some work, but not that much, and frankly we felt up to the challenge.
In April 2019 we completed on the purchase. It took a while to finalise plans as these things tend to do in Italy but as I write this in September 2019, work has begun on creating an en-suite bedroom and an outside kitchen/barbecue area. The swimming pool was set to begin construction the following January meaning that by Spring 2020 it should have been completed and ready for renting. However, if you read the blog here, Covid19 delays meant that work didn’t actually start until April 2022.
Sleeping 4 to 6 people with two bathrooms, an outside kitchen/barbecue area and outside shower/bathroom and swimming pool, Trullo Genista should be open for business in late summer 2022.
More on the progress of the works can be found on our blog.