Ancient Historical Apartments for Sale and Rent in Galatone, Apulia, Italy

1500'S Historical Centre Restored Apartments

" 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 " apartment guests 8 people, " La Mimosa " 8 people, " La Ginestra" 4 people and has handicap facilities . The " La Verbena" apartment guests 6 people. The " Il Geranio " apartment guests 6 people, the " Il Glicine " apartment 6 people, " Il Giacinto 4 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).

This property can be sold all together for € 2,696,000 ( 8 apartments ) or by single apartment.

Hereafter follows the description of the single apartments as well as single prices.

Through the superb 1700 stone portal and crossing the romantic court yard, there is the nice lattice iron gate of " Il Ficus " a 1.700 s.f. apartment with 1.650 s.f. of terraces, composed as follows:


The ground floor: living room with a magnificent 1500's fireplace and several " pietra leccese " stone architectural details, dining room, full kitchen and bathroom w/shower. All ceilings are with exposed double cross vaults and flooring are made of a beautiful traditional compound called " lastrico battuto ". The sofa is a sleeper for 2 people.

The 1st floor is composed of 1 main queen size bedroom with full bathroom and 2 queen size bed bedrooms, with shower bathroom. The Flooring is made of "pietra leccese " tiles panel style, all double cross vaulted ceilings. The last one of the 2 queen size bedrooms has its private entrance from the ground floor court yard. So, if needed, this room could be used as a separate studio apartment with private bathroom, kitchenette, murphy queen size bed and a pull down dining table.


" Il Ficus " has heating and air conditioning. Original doors and windows have been restored or replaced with accurate reproductions when repair wasn't possible. All rooms have nice wall closets with gracious furnishing in decor with antiques, antique reproductions, rugs, etc.

Asked price is € 495,000


Through a attractive original olive and pine wood decorated with iron nails 1800's portal we enter the all stone paved and exposed original stone walls hall at the number 10 of Vittorio Emanuele III street. At the left side is a fascinating door leading to the cozy club house. Straight ahead through a nice 1800 stone arch, on the left an antique stone well, we climb the " pietra leccese" staircase under elegant vaults and to the 1st floor:

On the right stands the original main door of " La Lavanda", a 1300 s.f. apartment with 1120 s.f of terraces, composed as follows: Wide entrance comunicating on the right side to a delightful terrace for breakfast to the left through a large arch to the living room, dining room and kitchen( the sofa is a sleeper for 2 people ), straight away through another arch a U shaped hall with three antique doors: on the left the main bedroom (pouf one people sleeper) with bathroom, on the front to the bathroom, on the right to the other main bedroom (pouf one people sleeper)with bathroom and terrace as well as an exit to the breakfast terrace. This room has a gorgeous, not easy to find intricate rococo archway.

All ceilings have cross vaults and flooring are made of a beautiful traditional compound called " lastrico battuto ". " La Lavanda " has heating and air conditioning. Original doors and windows have been restored or replaced with accurate reproductions when repair wasn't possible. All rooms have nice wall closets with gracious furnishing in decor with antiques, antique reproductions, rugs, etc.


Asked price € 334,000

On the left side is the main door of " La Mimosa "a 1300 s.f. apartment with 600 s.f. of terraces, composed as follows: Entrance and, just in front of it, a roomy walk -in closet. On the right side an antique door leads to a wide kitchen, on the left, through a semi-circular arch, we enter a first living room with a sofa sleeper for 2 and through another larger arch, into a 2nd living room with a sofa sleeper for 2 and dinig-room which, is connected to the kitchen by sliding doors .

A cozy bathroom with shower completes this floor. 1st living room and kitchen ceilings are with cloister vaults, 2nd living room and dining room ceilings are with barrel vault, flooring are made of a beautiful traditional compound called " lastrico battuto "and pietra leccese tiles. Climbing a "pietra leccese " stone staircase we get onto the 2nd floor. Through an arch way we enter a hall leading to the 1st main bedroom equiped with walk-in closet, to the full bathroom and to the 2nd main bedroom equiped as well with walk-in closet. Both bedrooms exit to a beautiful view terrace.

" La Mimosa " has heating and air conditioning. Original doors and windows have been restored or replaced with accurate reproductions when repair wasn't possible. All rooms have nice wall closets with gracious furnishing in decor with antiques, antique reproductions, rugs, etc.

Asked price € 314,000

The impressing "La Galatea "club house -reception is composed by 2 nice rooms with double entrance: from the court yard at the number 4 of v. Vittorio Emauele III and from the hall at number 10 of v. Vittorio Emanuele III.

There are two more exits as well always toward v. Vittorio Emanuele III, beautiful cross vaults, a remarkable stone exposed arch, the fascinating sight of some exposed original walls from 1500 's made of peables and dirt, dedicated bathroom, two "pietra leccese " stone original fireplaces, doors original irons, wood work finishing, astonishing flooring and more architectural stone details, a dedicated storage room, the beautiful all hard stone paved hall, with a bell shaped ancien water well and the all stone exposed walls with the important olive - pine tree with original irons main door, complete the effect.

The asked price is € 360,000


" La Ginestra " is a ground floor apartment of about 800 sq.ft.of covered surface with double entrance: at the n. 14 and 16 of Vittorio Emanuele III street, with excellent access for disabled or those with mobility issues. This apartment is composed as follows: Entrance - living room with sofa sleeper for 2 and just in front of it a walk -in closet, then, through an arch way, we enter a cozy dining room with a nice fireplace and handy kitchenette. The ground floor bathroom has disabled facilities. By another arch we enter a 2 beds bedroom perfect for the assistance to disabled people.


All ceilings have barrel vaults and flooring are made of a beautiful traditional compound called " lastrico battuto ".


" La Ginestra " has heating and air conditioning. Original doors and windows have been restored or replaced with accurate reproductions when repair wasn't possible. All rooms have nice wall closets with gracious furnishing in decor with antiques, antique reproductions, rugs, etc.


The asked price is € 198,000


"Il Geranio" is a two levels indipendent building of about 1.000 sq.ft. of covered surface with about 250 sq. ft. of terrace. the etrance is on Vittorio Emanuele III. This apartment is composed as follows: Entrance with walk-in closet, ancien stone staircase leading to the 1st floor composed as follows: living room with fireplace and sofa sleeper for 2, double bed bedroom, through an arch we enter the dining room with kitchen, and a full bathroom. By a second staircase we climb to the 2nd floor and enter a second double bed bedroom with private bathroom or we can exit directly onto the cozy terrace.

"Il Geranio" has wooden beams ceilings and beautiful traditional " Pietra Leccese " stone "flooring, heating and air conditioning.

Original doors and windows have been restored or replaced with accurate reproductions when repair wasn't possible. All rooms have nice wall closets with gracious furnishing in decor with antiques, antique reproductions, rugs, etc.

The asked price is € 220,000


" La Verbena " is a two levels apartment with indipendent entrance of about 1.000 sq.ft. of covered surface with about 300 sq. ft. of terrace. the etrance is on v. Corte Grande

This apartment is composed as follows: Entrance, through an arch we enter the living room with fireplace and sofa sleeper for two and a staircase leading to the 2nd floor, dining room with wall kitchen, 2 balconies one towards v. Corte Grande, the other towards an inner court rich of interesting architectural details. By the staircase we climb to the second floor where are 2 double bed bedrooms, bathroom and 2 terraces.

" La Verbena " has wooden beams ceilings and a beautiful traditional " Pietra Leccese " stone "flooring, heating and air conditioning.

Original doors and windows have been restored or replaced with accurate reproductions when repair wasn't possible. All rooms have nice wall closets with gracious furnishing in decor with antiques, antique reproductions, rugs, etc.

The asked price is € 240,000


" Il Giacinto " is a one level self-contained apartment with an about 500 sq.ft. covered surface and about 600 sq. ft. of terrace. The entrance is on v. Corte Grande

This apartment is composed as follows: Entrance, living-dining room with fireplace and sofa sleeper for two, one double bed bedroom with 2 closets. The bathroom can be used by the bedroom as well by the leaving room. Through an arch we enter a full kitchen and can exit to a rich of architectural details dedicated terrace. From the kitchen, through a staircase, we can reach as well a gorgeous 2nd floor 450 sq.ft. terrace

" Il Giacinto " has wooden beams ceilings and flooring is made of a beautiful traditional compound called " lastrico battuto " and " Pietra Leccese " stone ". All plant are brand new and complete of heating and air conditioning.

Original doors and windows have been restored or replaced with accurate reproductions when repair wasn't possible. All rooms have nice wall closets with gracious furnishing in decor with antiques, antique reproductions, rugs, etc.
The asked price is € 120,000

" Il Glicine " is a well restored (1400 s.f. and 1.440 s.f. terraces ) apartment, a former bank office originally built as a private residence at the beginning in the 17th Century.

The original 1600's beautiful cornice on via Rubichi stands to remind where, by that time, the main entrance was . Later, on 19th Century, with a subsequent construction, the main entrance was displaced onto Largo S. Angelo.

The property consists of a vaulted entrance with hard stone flooring at the ground floor rough a " pietra leccese" lovely arch, at the left side there is a small wine cellar. At the right starts an elegant stone staircase leading to the 1st floor, with splendid vaulted ceilings. On the 1st floor, an original wooden main door with iron clappers, leads to a nice living room with a gorgeous Louis XV marble fireplace, a Chesterfiel green leather sofa, and chairs, 2 bedrooms with bathroom ( Jacuzzi ) and walk-in closet, dining room with terrace and gazebo, kitchen.

All doors and windows were recuperated, restored and re-installed, as well as all antique original hardware. Plant engineering is brand new including the boiler and the heating-air conditioning system, all magnificent 15 ft. high cross vaults ( one in the living room with a "pietra leccese architectural decoration) were completely restored, as well as the splendid wood beams covering of some of the ceilings.

The " Pietra Leccese" ( Lecce 's stone) f looring was completely reconditioned. The windows have mosquito nets and beautiful wrought iron grates. All balconies planters have a handy automatic irrigation system.

The kitchen is completely furnished and through an arch with a sliding door is connected to the dining room. From the dining room we can exit to the level terrace which is surrounded by a gorgeous white lattice gazebo that is full of beautiful plants and flowers. Bathrooms are completely furnished as well (one with a large shower, the 2nd with Jacuzzi-tub

All terraces are served by an automatic irrigation system.

Furnished graciously in decor with antiques, oriental rugs, and original oil paintings and drawings," Il Glicine" reflects the integrity of the historical centre surroundings

6 minutes from Gallipoli, 6 km from the Ionian sea, 1 hour away from the Brindisi International Airport, 15 minutes drive from the city of Lecce ( called 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. Shortly, the Galatina airport (only ten minutes away on the high way Lecce- Gallipoli ) will be available for national flights and later International routes.


Requested price Euro 415,000