Price	Starting from € 3360 per week (more information)	Price on request.
Sleeps	6
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	3
Accessibility	This property is not specifically suited to less mobile guests
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Casa Gilda

A fabulous house for six, with a standout pink steel front door, in one of the pretty white towns of the Itria Valley

Casa Gilda is named after the architect-owner’s dog. This delightful detail offers the perfect introduction to this design-led townhouse in Carovigno, in Puglia’s Istria Valley.

Once a convent, the building had been empty for years before Luca Baldazzi bought it and thus became both architect and client for a renovation that combines traditional Puglian architecture with a modern, design-led, colourful aesthetic. The result is joyful.

Influenced by the Mediterranean, the house’s separate areas are accessed through a courtyard, external stairs and terraces. Here, equal importance is given to both the interior and exterior spaces which together, offer a colourful oasis. The house is a year-round proposition - the town remains lively and lived in throughout the cooler months, when guests can light the fire and get cosy.

Dark tones in the three bedrooms provide calm while the white walls of the living spaces are kept lively with pink doors and window frames as well as brightly coloured ceramic tiles in both the kitchen and lining the little plunge pool outside. Shapes are a subtle, recurring theme with square shelving and tiles, circular windows, mirrors and chair seats, and even triangular lamp shades.

While the sharp design is an unfurling joy throughout the property, comfort is a priority, and this is a fabulous house for a family or group of friends who want an original base for exploring the baroque towns and double coastline of this part of Puglia.

Rooms description

Bedrooms

There are three en-suite bedrooms, all decorated in dark, soft, calming Mediterranean tones, including the bed linen, and smooth, coloured, microcement flooring. The different textures and materials combine to add interest as well as comfort.

Bedroom 1
The principal bedroom has a large double bed with a headboard in Tissage Mahieu linen wallpaper. The walls are a soft tobacco colour by Oikos while the TV cabinet was designed by the owner. This is a lovely, cocooning space, where guests are bound to sleep well.

Bedroom 2
A barrel-vaulted ceiling provides a cosy, sculptural feel in this twin room that is painted a deep ochre colour, inspired by the veined red travertine marble sink. There’s also a bath for those who like to soak.

Bedroom 3
A double, with a basin in the window that was made from a piece of leftover marble from a local quarry. A designer’s haven, there is a fun interplay of shapes, with square shelving, the rectangular marble basin, a round mirror and a pyramid-shaped bedside light designed by the owner in collaboration with Nassi Lamp.

Bathrooms

Each of the bedrooms is ensuite. The twin room has a bath while the other two have showers. Beautiful basins made from local marble or stone are ravishingly beautiful and there's even a basin with a tap shaped like a bird.

Kitchen

The well-equipped kitchen lies at the heart of Casa Gilda and is a communal space with a large island at its centre. Glossy, square, Spanish ceramic tiles in a beautiful conker colour from Ferrés line the counter and island tops, while the ends and sides of the island are mirrored with overlaid wooden battens that cast diagonal shadows on the floor. This is a lovely, light space to cook in and non-cooking guests can sit and chat to the cook on Thonet barstools. There are doors out to the courtyard across which is the sitting room.

Living rooms

The living areas at Casa Gilda have light-coloured, brushed concrete floors and traditional Puglian white walls. The iconic pink steel front door from the street opens into the dining room with its long wooden table and Beni floor rug. Guests then continue through into the kitchen. The living room is across the internal courtyard from the kitchen and has a high, barrel-vaulted ceiling and an open fireplace with a ready supply of logs for the cooler seasons. The Sesann sofa by Tacchini is coupled with a Knoll butterfly chair and a mirrored floorlamp is the Chiara Grande di Marrio Bellini by Flos. The artwork is Alphabetic Worries by Adam Lupton and a shelf planted with greenery matches the green tiled step that’s repeated on the outside of the pink framed sliding door. This is a large yet cosy space that will have guests making design notes.

Facilities

Amenities

private pool, air conditioning, espresso machine, hob/stove, oven, fridge, fridge with freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, wifi

Accessibility

This property is not specifically suited to less mobile guests

Outside

Casa Gilda is a townhouse so, while the outside space isn’t vast, it is masterfully designed and stretches across different levels. A courtyard separates the kitchen and dining room from the sitting room on the ground floor while a plunge pool is tiled in verdant green ceramic tiles from Spain. Stepped Mediterranean planted beds intersperse with benches and day beds with joyous striped mattresses. Upstairs, a bamboo awning shades the terrace where jolly yellow spaghetti chairs by Fiam offer a glorious spot for reading, coffee or aperitivi. Sun or shade, the outside space offers a sanctuary from the streets beyond the gate as well as a cooling breeze even in the heat of summer.

Availability & Pricing

Rates

weekly prices

from 1 January 2026 to 30 April 2026	€ 3360
from 1 May 2026 to 31 May 2026	€ 3990
from 1 June 2026 to 30 June 2026	€ 4620
from 1 July 2026 to 31 August 2026	€ 4830
from 1 September 2026 to 30 September 2026	€ 4620
from 1 October 2026 to 31 October 2026	€ 3990
from 1 November 2026 to 31 December 2026	€ 3360

Final cleanings included with the rental price.

Security deposit: EUR 500 to be paid to SU before arrival as specified in the booking confirmation.
Deposit: 30% upon booking, balance including final 30 working days weeks before arrival.

CIN: IT074002C200120864

Sustainability

For every booking we make on this property, we will plant a tree through our charitable partner, Trees for All.

Arrival & Departure

Saturdays (depending on other bookings) arrival from 4 PM and departure latest 10 AM. Other arrival and departures days upon request

Leisure & Activities

Activities

The house is in Carovigno, a pretty white town that lends itself to strolling and remains busy the whole year through, even once the summer tourists have left. There are lots of restaurants to choose from, including Osteria Gia Sotto l’Arco, a Michelin-starred restaurant that’s worth the treat for a sublime, seasonal dining experience. There are other interesting towns and villages on the doorstep, with a wide choice of restaurants, bars, shops, antiques markets and stunning Baroque architecture, while the Torre Guaceto Nature Reserve and the breathtaking beaches of the Adriatic are a 20-minute drive away. There are vineyards and olive groves nearby where tastings and tours are possible and, for a round of golf, the nearest course is San Domenico, at Savelletri di Fasano, 35km away.

Specials

We would be delighted to help you plan the details of your stay at Casa Gilda in advance. The following are available on request: private chef, regional cooking classes, nanny, driver, boat rental, horse riding, massage therapist, yoga instructor, wine tours and a tour guide.

Surroundings

Location

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Surroundings

If you exhaust the delights of Carovigno, Casa Gilda is just a 15-minute drive from Ostuni, one of the most well-known and biggest of the magical white towns of the Itria Valley. Discover its restaurants, maze of small streets and market stalls, likewise Martina Franca, Ceglie Messapica and Cisternino, or head to the trulli villages of Alberobello and Locorotondo. The crystal-clear water and rocky coves of the Torre Guaceto Nature Reserve on the Adriatic coast are just 20 minutes away, too. To the north is Polignano a Mare (61km), a town built on limestone cliffs where its famous viewpoint, the Balconata sul Mare, offers incredible sea views and is home to occasional high-octane cliff-diving competitions. Discover coastal Monopoli (55km) with its Baroque castle and cathedral, or head down the coast to Lecce (72km), otherwise known as the Florence of the south, which is cited as one of the most beautiful cities in the south of Italy and heralded for its Baroque splendour.

Travel

Air
The nearest airports are: Brindisi [BDS] (33km) and Bari [BRI] (95km).
Train
The nearest train station is 4km outside town or head to Ostuni. There is car rental available at the station.
Road
The motorway exit closest to the property is at Ostuni.

Distances

Ostuni (9km); Ceglie Messapica (19km); Cisternino (25km); Torre Guaceto Nature Reserve (26km); Martina Franca (31km); Locorotondo (32km); Brindisi (33km); Alberobello (44km); Monopoli (55km); Taranto (57km); Polignano a Mare (61km); Lecce (72km); and Bari (95km).

Your villa and Covid-19

To prevent any possible spread of Covid-19 and to enable you to enjoy a safe and relaxing holiday, all our villas are cleaned to the highest standard possible, and according to the latest Italian health and safety regulations.

Perfect hygiene: to ensure an exceptional level of hygiene in all our villas, we’ve worked with our owners to create a Covid-19 villa management protocol. Based on recommendations from the World Health Organisation, and in compliance with current Italian national law, this protocol goes above and beyond our usual rigorous cleaning standards.

Prior to arrival, your villa will have been fully sanitised, including all surfaces, objects, kitchen items, curtains, sofas, throws, pillows, toys, and in and around the pool. You are welcome to ask for a detailed list of the entire cleaning procedure we do after each departure and before welcoming new guests to the property.

The owner of this house has complied with the following standards:

To ensure the necessary information concerning social distancing and the use of masks is available to all guests
To guarantee availability of and accessibility to hand hygiene systems with hydro-alcoholic solutions and soaps in all inside areas of, and pertaining to, the villa
To guarantee cleaning and disinfection of all areas according to national authority guidelines. Further information is available on request
For the swimming pool: to guarantee the efficacy of the water treatments, while respecting legal limits (the parameter for free active chlorine in the pool is between 1.0 – 1.5 mg/l; combined chlorine ≤ 0.40 mg/l; pH 6.5 – 7.5 or equivalent oxygen)
For air conditioning systems: to guarantee the air re-circulation function is switched off and, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, with the plant in off-mode, to clean the air filters of the heating/cooling plants that use heat pumps, fan coils and convectors, at the end of each stay