Villa Portoselvaggio - Holiday home at Porto Selvaggio/Nardò

A holiday home in untouched nature

You would like to get to know Italy from a completely different perspective? You are not keen on crowds of people on the beaches, but prefer to enjoy pure nature? You want to see coasts where the rocks are washed by the crystal clear, turquoise colored sea?

Then you will feel completely at ease at Villa Portoselvaggio on the border of nature reserve Porto Selvaggio. The holiday home with its dazzling white façade is found in truly idyllic location, only ca. 700 m from the sea and with a few other houses in its vicinity. The over 5,000 m² property is lush with Mediterranean plants and offers enough space for you to recharge your batteries and to really unwind.

The small town of Nardò with its lovely centro storico is about 5 km from the holiday home. Nardò used to be an important center as early as the times of the Messapii and the Romans. Nowadays, its impressive Baroque buildings and traditional Pizzica dance fascinate visitors from near and far. 

The spacious holiday home

Villa Portoselvaggio offers lots of space for up to six persons. It has got
- three bedrooms (double bed each), two of which open onto the veranda;
- two bathrooms (shower/WC/bidet each), one with washing machine;
- a large living area with access of the veranda. The room is of open lay-out with a cozy sofa corner, TV and fireplace to the one side and an appealingly designed kitchen (incl. refrigerator, gas stove, oven, drip coffee machine) with dining area to the other side.

The house is sided by two roofed verandas - wonderful spots where you can relax, perhaps after a long day at the beach, or enjoy what you have prepared on the grill in the garden, where you can simply unwind and let the day fade away.   

Children can feel free to roam and romp about on the villa's spacious, fenced-in grounds, which are picturesquely bordered by palm trees; a small well adorns the driveway. Parking is available on the property.

Every now and then in summer, Sig. Boccarella, the friendly, but discreet owner, stays at the small house which is located somewhat apart on the same property. 

Surroundings, shopping and beaches

Shopping facilities as well as a pizzeria are about 1 km from the holiday home.

On the Salento's west coast, you find rocky and steep coastal sections as well as gently sloping sandy beaches. Nature reserve Portoselvaggio covers a wide coastal stretch of more than 400 ha between Torre dell’Alto and Torre di Uluzzo. From Villa Portoselvaggio, it is a ca. 15-minute walk through pine woods down to the wild-romantic coast of the nature reserve.

A stepped path takes you from the pine woods, past former trulli, to a lovely sandy bay. Diving goggles are an absolute must-have at this coastal section – crystal clear water in various shades of blue makes swimming and snorkeling an experience you never forget.  

The two nearby, former fishing villages of S. Caterina (ca. 2 km) and S. Maria al Bagno (ca. 5 km) radiate a special kind of atmosphere.
S. Maria al Bagno can be traced back to the times of the Roman Empire for its thermal springs and harbor. There is a small sandy beach in the bay, where you can stop to go for a swim in the sea.
Marvelous late 19th century summer residences add a charming atmosphere to these places even today.

And then there is Gallipoli, located about 15 km south of Villa Portoselvaggio. The town, internationally known in the 17th and 18th centuries for its export of lamp oil, has got a fascinating, picturesque Old Town and is easy to recognize from afar due to its location on a headland stretching far out into the sea. 

Information about the town and regional park of Portoselvaggio