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            " 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) iwith nternet cafe and lounge. The  " Il Ficus "  apartment  guests 8 people, the " La Lavanda " apartment guests 6 people, " La Mimosa " 6 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.

 

         " La Galatea"  Boutique Hotel consists in  about 10.ooo s.f. of covered surface as well as about 5.000 s. f. of terraces and court yards (open spaces).

 

 


 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

                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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 with bathroom, on the front to the bathroom, on the right to the other main bedroom 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.

 

 

 

 

     

 

  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 and through another larger arch, into a 2nd living room 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          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. 

 

 

     

 

 

 

               " 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.

 

     

   "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.

 

     

 

 " 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.

 

 

 
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