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Front - June 2005

Masseria Comara

Welcome!

Masseria Comara is a three-Trulli property on the outskirts of the hillside village of Santa Lucia in Puglia, Southern Italy.

It offers self-catering family accommodation for up to 6 people, including a private patio and use of a swimming pool. Or if you prefer the beach, the Adriatic coast is approximately ten minutes away by car.

This site also offers some advice on where to go and what to see in the area. The nicest beaches, the local caves, the best local restaurants, and whatever else we find. To view some of the local attractions please look in the "local information" section by clicking here.

The gallery section contains photographs of the house and local area and for anyone interested a look at what the house used to look like and it's journey through the rennovation process.

The Story So Far...

Masseria Comara was purchased, after occasional dramas, on the 29th of September 2004 by Klaus and Sue Derigs.

The original property is approximately 200 years old, with subsequent extensions, and sits on 1.2 hectares of cultivated land, with approximately 200 olive trees, 70 cherry trees, 3 walnut trees, 2 fig trees and other fruit trees.

At this point, as can be seen the gallery, the property itself was basically a wreck...

Work needed included restoration of the trulli roofs and most stonework, part-demolition and rebuilding of the guest accommodation, removal and later re-laying of the stone floors (in order to dig down and give more head-room to pass through the low doorways), and even re-connection to water, and electricity supplies. In short everything but the basic stone structure needed pulling out and starting again. All in all this building/restoration work was expected to take seven months... two and a half years later the finishing touches were still being applied.

So that's the back-story. See the news section in the next column for the latest developments...