Trullo Mo'

A Group-Sized Trullo Getaway

Created as a luxurious space where guests can truly embrace the present and live lavishly in the moment, this villa for rent in Italy is a combination of Puglia’s cone-topped trullo structures with several additional independent stone buildings. The complex of bleached, stacked rock buildings is built around a vast pool and solarium, a generous outdoor living space and an outdoor recreational garden with a gym, paddle court, playground, and organic veggie garden.

Designed to accommodate up to 12 people inside a half a dozen fairytale-like trulli, Trullo Mo’ offers more than the traditional vaulted volumes of the region’s iconic, stacked stone cone structures. There’s a large stone annex to the trulli buildings housing a spacious communal living area that overlooks a vast pool, plus three additional residences on the 16-acre lot. The three independent suites each offer intimate quarters for two, furnished with breezy, light linens, exposed stone walls, and beautiful en-suite bathrooms with showers.

In the main residence, three double bedrooms with spacious walk-in closets and private baths join the large, ultra-modern kitchen and well-appointed, open concept living and dining areas, in addition to a comfortable living room surrounded by windows. The décor is elegantly minimal and plant filled, with a neutral color palette and contemporary accents in the fixtures and furnishings.

Created for outdoor living, with plenty of space for a group to spread out and find solitude and fun, family activity, this villa for rent in Italy has a large saltwater swimming pool, an outdoor solarium and a circular stone gazebo designed for outdoor entertaining. The gazebo’s dining table seats 20, and a wood-fired oven and barbecue, plus outdoor dishwashing area, were designed for entertaining.

A second circular stone gazebo was created with relaxation and meditation in mind. Hung with beautiful global-inspired lamps at its center, it is whitewashed and alluring, with a built-in, comfortably cushioned crescent bench encircling the space that’s open air and breezy, with cool terrazzo floors, and additional bathrooms. 

A third circular stone gazebo has a more active purpose, housing a gym, sports equipment and shower for your post-workout refresh. Little guests will love the colorful outdoor playscape and organic vegetable garden, and additional services such as wellness, cooking, concierge and housekeeping services are available upon request.

Read a short history of the trullo in our Stories section here.

AROUND

Equipped for unwinding as well as playing hard, there’s little reason to leave Trullo Mo’ except to discover the enchanting villages of Puglia, where small streets reveal magical trullo structures around many corners. Famed for its villages such as Cisternino, Ostuni, Locorotundo and Alberobello, Puglia’s Itria Valley occupies southern Italy’s Apulia region at the top of the country’s boot heel close to both the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas. 

The region’s sought-after, whitewashed trulli, once agricultural storerooms, pop out of the Puglian landscape in every direction, and stone villages rise from the rugged, tree dotted hills. Trulli homes date from prehistoric times and besides their beauty, they stand as remarkable examples of dry stone, or mortarless, construction. The nearby town of Alberobello claims some 1,500 trulli grouped together as a unique UNESCO World Heritage community. 

Beyond the iconic structures, Puglia features olive grove-covered hills and valleys, vineyards scattered across the rolling landscape, and even fertile plains where the ancient Greeks once farmed. Markets, vineyards, oil tastings and rural trattoria are abundant, and the Adriatic beaches, with their lively seaside cafes and colorful ports are a quick drive away.

LOCATION

Cisternino, Puglia, Italy. Nearest airport: Brindisi or Bari.

BEST TIME TO VISIT: March to September