Country House Valle Rita

Description Valle Rita

Borgo Valle Rita came back to life from the remains of Masseria Girifalco, a previous castrum built alla around a crenellated tower of Normans origins, dated XI century. For its strategic relevance and reachness of land, the feud belonged to several prominent families as Doria in the XVI century, marquis Alcanices and Royals of Spain from XVII to XIX century, when it was donated to Her Majesty Maria Cristina of Austria, the last landlord up to 1924. After this date, the about seven thousands hectare land was fractioned: one portion of the land is the actual estate of Valle Rita, whose name is due to the Rita torrent, which passes through all the valleys and hills of the property. Today the estate belongs to Lunati family, who, enchanted by the fascination of this hidden land, has devoted itself to restructure peasant houses and villas in the country, preserving their authenticity and original beauty. A glance of typical mediterranean colors, original ceramic floors, antiques furnishing and fresh fruits at your arrival: this is how villas and apartments in the Borgo present themselves to guests who search for peace and scent of jasmine or orange blossom. Each lodge is equipped with brick oldstyle kitchens and some of them feature also big fireplaces. Each apartment is different, each one is immersed in the green and conceived to offer the delightfull experience of country life, although with a complete set of comforts: air contitioning and heating, tv, fridge with welcome water or drinks, telephone, pohn, and for loger stays also crockery and babies ' facilities. Villas also enjoy their own external gazebo with sunchairs in the grass and they stand apart for the complete privacy they offert to country life lovers.

Surroundings (Ginosa)

Relax, fun, exploration. And it's here, at the crossroads between Matera's Sassi, the ravines of Laterza, Ginosa and Massafra, the sea, and the trulli of Valle d'Itria, that the Girifalco estate was built in the fourteenth century. The heart of the property comprises the main farmhouse, named after the locality, and the guest rooms carved out from traditional rural dwellings arranged in parallel rows flanking two lines of palm trees: the walkway that welcomes you to the Borgo.