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Pool at dusk before the arched Crittall window of Masseria Moroseta, with olive trees, prickly pear and a rising moon, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Whitewashed volumes of Masseria Moroseta flanking a central staircase, with potted citrus trees on the gravel courtyard, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Olive tree and timber deck chairs beside the pool at dusk, olive grove beyond, Masseria Moroseta, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Covered terrace and timber dining table beneath the colonnade of Casa Maiora, looking out to olive groves, a Studio Andrew Trotter villa near Carovigno, Puglia | The Aficionados. Built-in plaster shelving lined with terracotta vessels above a linen banquette, with a rustic timber table, at Casa Maiora, Carovigno, Puglia | The Aficionados. Arched alcove bedroom with grey linen, a concrete pendant light and a jute rug, a Moroseta Living villa near Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Black Crittall glass doors opening across a chianca stone floor, a terracotta urn on a timber plinth, at Casa Maiora, Carovigno, Puglia | The Aficionados. Lampe Gras-style articulated wall light and an antique terracotta amphora on a timber plinth beside the bed, at Casa Maiora, Carovigno, Puglia | The Aficionados. Antique bank-of-drawers cabinet against a whitewashed brick wall, with the long communal dining table and a chrome dome pendant, at Masseria Moroseta, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. The single black gate open in the whitewashed perimeter wall of Masseria Moroseta, revealing citrus trees and the central stair, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Barrel-vaulted white kitchen with a terrazzo island, rush-seat chairs and a terracotta amphora, a Moroseta Living villa near Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Whitewashed courtyard of Masseria Moroseta with its central staircase, clipped citrus trees and a glimpse of the dining room, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Orange trees on the gravel courtyard of Masseria Moroseta, black Crittall doors opening to the dining room, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. External staircase climbing the white roofline, with terracotta urns and timber deck chairs below, at Masseria Moroseta, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Built-in plaster banquette in linen beside a tall arched Crittall window onto the terrace, at Masseria Moroseta, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Arched guest-room doorway at Masseria Moroseta with butterfly chairs, prickly pear and the shadow of an olive tree, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Long lap pool with terracotta coping before the white facade and arched window of Masseria Moroseta, a swimmer mid-length, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Open Crittall doors onto the whitewashed bar at Masseria Moroseta, terracotta urns on the terrace table and a host behind the counter, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Pared-back bedroom at Masseria Moroseta with a textured headboard, white coverlet and dove-grey shutters opening to an olive tree, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Vintage armchairs and an antique pine cabinet in the whitewashed barrel-vaulted living room at Masseria Moroseta, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados. Chrome Flos Arco lamp arching over a green iron rack of stacked ceramics and hand-painted face cups, a speckled blue bowl on the communal table, at Masseria Moroseta, Ostuni, Puglia | The Aficionados.

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