Ostuni, Apulia 72017

A few minutes' walk from Ostuni's main square, surrounded by the cafés and restaurants of the old town, this fully independent two-storey house has been restored from top to bottom and comes complete with its furniture. Two bedrooms, each with its own en-suite bathroom, and a private rooftop terrace looking out over the white rooftops towards the sea. Freehold, move-in ready, and equally suited to a holiday home, a permanent base in Puglia or a well-located short-let property. On the first level, the living area sits beneath the original star-shaped stone vaults, left exposed and set against pale plaster and local stone floors. French doors open onto a balcony over a narrow old-town lane, filling the room with light through the day. Wall niches with glass shelves, slim designer radiators and a mix of restored artisan pieces and design classics give the interior a considered, unhurried feel. The same floor holds the first double bedroom with its en-suite shower room and walk-in shower, a small dressing area with laundry corner and bespoke joinery, and a compact fitted kitchen tucked under a stone vault, with handleless white units, integrated under-cabinet lighting and a pale worktop. An internal staircase leads up to the master bedroom, where the en-suite bathroom is screened by frosted glass partitions, so the stone vault runs uninterrupted and the light carries across the room. Both bathrooms are finished in sand-toned polished plaster, with carved stone basins on reclaimed timber consoles in the first-floor bathroom the shower wall is clad in decorative patterned tiles. From this level you step out onto the terrace, itself arranged over two heights. The lower one has a built-in outdoor kitchen with a stone sink and a dining area, sheltered and usable from April through October. A few steps higher, the sun terrace is the heart of the house: local stone paving, a white iron balustrade and an open view across the rooftops of the white city, the cathedral and the olive plain running down to the coast. Air conditioning and heating are installed throughout, so the house works just as well in winter. The location is the one everyone looks for in Ostuni: the main square is a short walk away, the beaches of the Ostuni coast around 10 minutes by car, and Brindisi airport roughly 40 minutes. Cisternino, Martina Franca and the villages of the Valle d'Itria are within half an hour, Alberobello around 40 minutes and Bari airport about an hour. The house is sold fully furnished: the design pieces and restored artisan furniture you see in the photographs stay, along with the bespoke joinery, the fitted kitchen and the outdoor kitchen on the terrace. Anyone planning to let it can take the first bookings from the opening season, with nothing left to buy or stage. A separate storage room and garage of around 29 sqm (20 sqm of usable floor area) is also available to buy under a separate negotiation. It has been fully restored too barrel-vaulted stone ceiling, exposed stone walls, pale porcelain floor and its own arched door straight onto the street. Storage space of this kind is rare inside Ostuni's old town and solves a great deal in daily use, from bikes and luggage to the linen and supplies a rental property runs through. Viewings by appointment.