Spend an experience among the customs and true traditions of Salento, in an ancient farmhouse near the sea, between Lecce and Otranto, once a monastery and defense fort.

We are in a ancient monastery

Masseria Le Millenaria is not just a farm, it is a former monastery of Basilian monks, a unique place where you can relax in contact with nature to find yourself and reunite body and soul.

The essentiality of the places, the breaths of nature, the distance from stress and everyday life with a journey through the true history of Salento, La Millenaria is the ideal place to find yourself, in an atmosphere that recalls calm and quiet of monastic life.

Union between East and West Culture

Mystical place, built by monks in the 14th century on the ruins of an even more ancient building, dated 1100, according to the old dictates of the ancient fortified farms, built respecting the harmonious proportions of nature, to protect the people of Salento from the Turkish invasion.

Masseria La Millenaria was not just a monastery, it was something more, a place of defence, in which Knight monks taught the people of Salento the inner peace that could be achieved through prayer and work in the fields and at the same time protected those people from foreigners.

This story still resonates in all areas of the farm. We wanted to preserve the traditions and safeguard the authenticity of the area, allowing our guests to experience real taste and sensory experiences. The dinner time at the foot of the castle under the starry sky is marked by the sound of a bell, creating a romantic and suggestive scenario.

Our typical cousine

The songs of the most typical Salento tradition enliven the summer event evenings. Traditional ingredients marry in the hands of our chef to give life to true works of art in the dishes, maintaining the flavors and all the taste of the past. The relaxation area in our garden by the pool … a real immersion in nature … reading a book, among the silent and the flight of swallows, breathing in the scent of the aromatic herbs of Salento, increases the mystical and spiritual experience.

Essentials to regenerate, rediscovering the true values of life, simplicity, care and attention, for an experience in the land of Puglia, to discover ancient customs and authentic traditions.