A un passo dal mare

Forty metres separate A un passo dal mare from the shoreline at Villanova di Ostuni, a fishing hamlet below the whitewashed hill town rather than the town itself. The four-star property sits on Piazzale della Repubblica, its facade facing the water directly rather than a side street.

Family rooms are available alongside standard doubles, and parking is free on-site — a genuine advantage in a village where summer street parking disappears by mid-morning. Ostuni's historic centre lies a short drive inland, making this a base for beach-first travellers who want the old town as a day trip, not a doorstep.