Hotel Torre Santamaria Resort

White stone and a squat stone tower mark the plain at Mattinata, where silver-green olive groves and citrus orchards run down almost to the shore. The tower itself, once one of a chain of coastal watch points built against Saracen raids, has been restored and now houses reception on its ground floor, a reading room in the mezzanine and a small media room under the roof. From its terrace, the view takes in the sea on one side and the twin peaks of Monte Sacro and Monte Saraceno on the other. The resort sits on the plain of Mattinata, 300 metres from a wide pebble beach considered among the longest on the Gargano coast, with equipped bathing areas reached directly from the grounds. A pool with three interconnected sections serves adults and children alike, alongside a separate wellness area with a hydromassage tub. You can walk from a lounger to the tower's panoramic terrace in a few minutes. Foggia's train station lies 57 km away, Bari airport 130 km. The build mixes old masonry with contemporary, low-impact construction suited to its garden setting.