VO - Done

In the Gargano it is virtually impossible to buy doors and windows etc off the shelf.  Our fabulous new  doors were made to the original design by craftsmen - carpenters, stonemasons and ironmongers.

The studs are the originals that we managed to recover from the remains of the old doors.

This view shows the spacious terrace fronting VO.

The 4-metre high walls capped with columns give the impression of a fortified castle.

PS. Picture is a little out of date. Those columns now support shade-giving vines and flowering plants.

Below the main terrace there are two further large terraces accessed from the upper terrace via a central staircase.

When we first viewed the property these stairs were hidden under a mantle of overgrown brambles, bushes and a huge prickly pear plant..

The Middle Terrace enjoys shade in the morning then full sun until sunset.

Here there is a permanent marble-topped table with bench seating and plenty sunbathing space.   

The pool terrace is in full sun apart from very early morning.  The olive tree enclosed in a semi-circular stone wall provides some leafy shade until late in the day.

The plunge pool kept us cool for 5 years while we fought the bureaucrats to build a "basin to collect rain water" aka swimming pool. We now have permission and progress can be seen at Swimming Pool

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The original wood fired bread oven was cracked and no longer viable so we had to build a new one.

In the photograph, and inside the oven itself, you can see our gifted master builder Michele