Agriturismo Casale San Giovanni offers a rustic stay in the Salento countryside, just 5 km from Salice Salentino This 18th-century farmhouse features a large outdoor pool, and a restaurant serving local cuisine Fitted with wooden furniture, rooms are air conditioned Each room offers an LCD TV and a minibar, and the private bathroom is complete with hairdryer On site you can enjoy horse riding, rent bicycles, quad bikes and boats, and there are also a foosball table, and a smaller pool for children Free water-gym lessons and an entertainment programme are available in August Surrounded by 30 hectares of olive groves, San Giovanni Agriturismo is a 35-minute drive from Lecce The beaches at Porto Cesareo and Torre Lapillo are around 15 km away