Galatone is a small town with an interesting historical centre, only 6 km away from the magnificent Ionian sea. Well connected to the highway Lecce- Gallipoli , is only 10 minutes away from the magnificent port of Gallipoli (the name originates from the Greek and means Beautiful City) , 15 minutes from Lecce (named the Florence of the South), to an 18 holes golf course, as well as to the Avetrana speedway, 45 minutes from S. Cesarea spa and 20 minutes away from Manduria where are the vineyards of excellent wines which have nothing to envy to the famous Montepulciano and Montalcino ones. 10 km from Galatina Airport, one hour from the Brindisi international airport. "La Galatea" is a excellent down town Boutique Hotel located in the historical centre of Galatone and formed by 7 self contained apartments, 5 of them are located in the same building " Palazzo Carata- De Ferrariis " (1500-1700 -1800 a breathtaking example of the Baroque architecture) and two of them (1500- 1600-1800 ) just 100 yards away. At the ground floor of " Palazzo Carata - de Ferrariis " is the impressing " La Galatea " club house - reception ( double cross vaulted ceilings, exposed stone walls, nice interiors , outstanding flooring) with internet cafe and lounge. The " Il Ficus " apartment guests 8 people, the " La Lavanda " 6 people, " La Mimosa " 6 people, " La Ginestra" 4 people and has handicap facilities . The " La Verbena" apartment guests 6 people. The " Il Geranio " 6 people, the " Il Glicine " 6 people. La Galatea" Boutique Hotel consists in about 10.000 s.f. of covered surface as well as about 5.000 s. f. of terraces and court yards (open spaces).
The Albergo Diffuso La Galatea is a member of the National Association for Part house part hotel - for those of us who do not enjoy staying in hotels, "albergo diffuso" is the new way forward in hospitality. It is made up of independent properties all located in the same neighbourhood. The adjective "diffuso" which literally means to spread describes a horizontal structure rather than vertical one like traditional hotels which often look like blocks of flats. Albergo diffuso offer accommodation to those tourists who want to stay in a desirable historical city and be at one with the locals rather than with other tourists as well as being able to benefit from the facilities a hotel offers i.e room service if requested. Albergo diffuso have proved to be a particularly effective solution to improve towns and cities with historic centres of architectural or artistic interest. It makes use of and develops old and disused buildings while at the same time eliminating the need to build new premises to host tourists.
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