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The pinnacle
A small sculpture of stone and lime crowns the cone. It is the trullo’s most recognisable sign — you see it rising above the olives before you see the house.
Cisternino · Valle d’Itria · Puglia
Apulia,as it once was.
Forty-two restored trulli, fifteen suites and a pool among the century-old olives.
42 trulli · 15 suite · 6 hectares
A nineteenth-century farming hamlet brought back to life on the Itria Valley plateau.
The borgo
A nineteenth-century hamlet, brought back to life.
Borgo Canonica is an invitation to step back in time for an authentic experience. Among the scents of the Mediterranean maquis and the sculptural forms of century-old olive trees stand 42 trulli — witnesses of an ancient farming hamlet that lets you rediscover the rhythm of country life and the wonders of an archaic landscape marked by lime pinnacles and cones of chianchette stone.
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How it’s built
Inside a trullo.
Stone, lime and iron: a house that stands without mortar and opens toward the sky. Six things to know before you sleep in one.
Tap the dots to see how a trullo is built.
Between comfort and tradition
Fifteen suites, four ways to sleep in a trullo.
Deluxe Lamia
The one suite unlike the others: no cone, but a low vault that recalls a natural cave.
- 25 m²
- 2 guests
- Bathroom 5 m²
A day at Borgo Canonica
Morning
Breakfast under the pergola
Wake up close to nature over warm croissants and fruit tarts, tasting Apulian traditions with honesty and simplicity.
Day
70 m² of calm
The pool is open to guests all day long, ringed by olive trees and next to the bar for a light lunch.
Sunset
Aperitivo at sunset
Catch the last rays of sun over nibbles and cold drinks by the pool: the loveliest hour of the day.
Evening
Dinner with the chef
Cuisine of the highest quality in the name of Italian tradition: experimenting in order to innovate, bringing only Italian goodness to the table. Every day.
Night
The borgo lights up
Forty-two lit cones among the olives, the silence of the plateau, your suite a few steps from the courtyard.
Finding your balance
70m²
of calm among the olives.
Caressed by the Apulian sun, far from traffic and stress: the pool is the heart of the relaxing stay. Open to guests all day long, close to the reception and the bar’s pergola, among the scents and colours of the Mediterranean maquis.
The pool
Restaurant & Bar
In the name of Italian tradition.
Cuisine of the highest quality: experimenting in order to innovate, bringing only Italian goodness to the table. Every day. And by the pool at sunset, your favourite cocktail.
Dining & bar
Discovering Apulia
The heart of Apulia, minutes away.
From the olive plateau to the Adriatic: tap a place to see how far it is from Borgo Canonica.
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Stories of the borgo
Told by the people who rebuilt it.
“This is one of those commissions that make our job the most beautiful in the world, wrapped every day in the light of the Apulian sky, its inebriating scents and colours.”
Architects Aldo Flore and Rosanna Venezia
“Everything here was covered in green, ivy had climbed all over the trulli, they were completely covered… Now we are bringing them back to life.”
The trullari, master stone-builders
“If anyone had asked me to buy those trulli I wouldn’t have wanted them even as a gift. And yet I marvel at what they managed to do. Look at what Canonica has become!”
Nicola, the borgo’s last tenant
Services
The best for our guests.
Free Wi-Fi
Throughout the property, for every guest.
High tech
Smart TV and eco-green technology.
Transfers
To and from airports, stations and places of interest.
Bike rental
Guided rides through the Itria Valley countryside.