Single-family detached house via Vittorio Emanuele 40, Marittima, Diso

A fatal interweaving of stone textures, a classical façade immersed in the wonder of the morning sun, and here is triggered the restless magic of a family feeling that is regenerated in the forms and preserved in the roots. This time we stop in Marittima, more precisely in via Vittorio Emanuele, a lark's flight from the beautiful Piazza Principe Umberto, in a scenario that seems to have exiled time beyond the borders of the world.

Crossed the entrance threshold, choosing to starting from the larger of the two entrances, we find ourselves in a first space sublimated by the starry vault, a white dive into the metric exactness of the architectural lines, which push the gaze into depth, beyond a dividing wall that seems destined to give way to movement passionate about the lateral arches, allowing the continuity of the vaults to be glimpsed from the crescent at the top.

A corridor on the Levantine side, originating from the lunette entrance to the left of the façade, becomes the perfect passage to free, at the front, the staircase serving the main floor and on the side, the large living area consisting of two star-vaulted rooms, with a fireplace on the west side, and a kitchen with veranda, instinctively projected onto the rear garden. In this external space, a patio that can be expanded leads to a technical room and an external bathroom, located on the right, these volumes which, in the opinion of the writer, could well be removed in order to expand the garden and give a 'balanced harmony to the entire residential nucleus.

Going up to the first floor, one can immediately perceive how the simplicity of the spaces once again draws on the extraordinary poetics of essentiality, with an additional element given by the fact that here the vaults push resolutely in height, leaving in your eyes the arched and white wonder of rooms that seem to fall from the sky with a moving elegance. The illuminated space facing the large meridian-style window is intriguing, a hallway that introduces the floor and which would certainly have more feeling, if only the generous source of light were accompanied by a round arch and a balcony overlooking the garden , magically suspended halfway between the earth and the sky.

A corridor, along the direction of the staircase, shapes and disengages a bathroom and three bedrooms on its left side, while the domestic itinerary is completed with the staircase spiral that leads to the solar area of exclusive property with a panoramic view. In the wonderful spatial consistency of the last bedroom, with en suite bathroom, the ultimate meaning of the entire house is mirrored, a balcony lights up like a warm light on the face cool of the evening while the heart sinks like a fruit into the softness of a landscape that appears enchanted to our eyes.

Marittima is one of the most popular villages in the lower Salento, as evidenced by the many foreigners who have taken root there, tastefully renovating the homes of the historic center. Located on the Adriatic coast, the town boasts an ancient history, closely linked to that of Otranto and the Turkish invasion of 1480. You will be lucky enough to be just 2 km from the famous Acquaviva di Marittima inlet, 4 km from Castro and the Marina di Andrano (Green Cave), 19 km from Otranto, 44 km from Lecce and 100 km from Brindisi Airport.--20d3bafc51dd72421e94194ac8bc19ee!