Alchimia is located in the countryside between Fasano and Savelletri, a few kilometers from the sea and half an hour from Bari and Brindisi. A traditional whitewashed former farmhouse has been converted into 8 self-catering studios. Each is stylishly pale and furnished with a roll call of design classics. Minimalist modernism works well in this sunbleached landscape, and the blazing-white angles of the masseria bring to mind Le Corbusier or the Bauhaus, and allows the views to sing out - the intense blue sky, the silver-green of the surrounding olive groves and the glossy green fruit trees and shrubs. It’s out in the countryside, yet close enough to the highway to make it easy to explore the region and very close some buzzy beach clubs around Savelletri. Unesco-listed Alberobello is a short drive, and Fasano is an charming small town.