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My husband and I spent 10 glorious days at Torre Fiore, this June. We flew BA to Brindisi and stopped both ways in Taranto (great seafood and an amazing archeological museum). ||We travel with a wheelchair and were put up in a beautifully designed accessible suite in the courtyard that surrounds the main building – the torre - of the hotel.||We fully intended to spend much more time exploring the local towns and going to the beach, but this hotel is so relaxing and the staff are so kind and hospitable, and we were so tired of hectic London life, that we spent most of our time just relaxing around the pool and swimming. It is extremely hot in Basilicata in June, but luckily the hotel grounds has lots of delightful shady spots. We basically adopted a southern Italian lifestyle; sleeping in the afternoon, eating late (nothing really opens til 8pm so beware...), and spending hours watching the drgonflies and swallows skimming the pool. ||The staff are so kind and the hotel restaurant is fabulous. It sources most of its ingredients locally and the waiting staff are super-knowlegable about regional specialities and especially it's (excellent) wine. It is 'poor' food, made by people who have historically made the best of what they can etract from the dramatic landscape, and this very much suited our taste.||On the few occasions we could be bothered to venture out we went to Matera (not to be missed by very touristy; try to go early), Pisticci (wonderful local town 5 mins away with Bar Pisticci perfect for aperitivi) and, for us the surprise, Bernalda, a pretty local town on the way to the coast with two amazing restaurants, without pretension and full of Italian families.||I especially appreciated the fact that, since I am slow in the morning, the hotel staff bought me breakfast to our suite with charminng care and gentility.||All the staff and the owner were there making our welcome and stay seem effortless. When it was time to leave we were really sad and can't wait to go back.||Andrea & Justin xx