If you want a stay with actual wine history behind it,
Leone de Castris Wine Hotel has plenty. In Salice Salentino, Villa Donna Lisa sits within the world of one of Puglia’s landmark producers, a winery that traces its roots back to 1665 and created Five Roses, the first rosé wine bottled and sold in Italy, in 1943.
The hotel itself is set in an ancestral building inside a lovely park, with 24 rooms, two suites and a swimming pool. But the real draw is how naturally the stay connects to the wider Leone de Castris experience: guided cellar tours, wine tastings and the wine museum all sit right there as part of the same story.
A place like this does not need to lean too hard on atmosphere. The history is already there, the bottles are already iconic, and one night here makes Salice Salentino feel much more than a name on a label.
7.8 good
Price from
NOK 1 227 / night
