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"Lama di Luna is my home, where I live with Agata and my sons Agostino and Stefano. We work and conserve the estate’s lands so that along with us, all manner of wildlife can share the magic of our national park, the Murgia. Hospitality is given to all who wish to pass by, and enjoy a stay at our beautiful masseria."
Pietro Petroni



Lama for valley
Luna for moon and fertility

The idea



Lama di Luna or ‘Valley of the Moon’ is a passion project that hopes to reconnect us with nature and our deepest roots. The 18th century farmhouse or masseria at the center of the estate was restored after three years of painstaking work, ensuring that the architecture and feng-shui respects the original form and history of the place. The masseria was originally inhabited by settlers and the Mezzadri, who were farmers who were required to give half their harvest to the landowner. The masseria’s surrounding 210 hectares (518 acres) of natural landscape feature olive groves, almond groves and vineyards all organically cultivated and certified by AIAB-ICEA.



Our guest rooms were once settlers' dwellings, spacious and bright, all with fireplaces, and overlooking an inner courtyard. Power for hot water and heating is supplied by 48 solar panels, with electricity created by 400 photovoltaic panels. Our rooms feature beds made of solid pine and olive wood or brass from the 1800s, with natural latex mattresses, raw cotton sheets and towels, terra cotta sinks, and olive oil soaps. Every feature has been meticulously designed to immerse you as best we can in the rich history of the masseria and the beauty of the nature that surrounds it.



With respect to the original structure and our great rural building traditions, the masseria has been renovated with mortar and natural materials. Original materials from the existing structure such as old boards, bricks, fixtures from the 1800s were used as much as possible during the refurbishing. The same red or yellow earth from the surrounding regions used in the original structure were also used for painting the walls. The beds are positioned facing north. Sharp edges are rounded, because in nature everything is round, everything is in harmony and everything is part of the whole. Its 40 chimneys, its scattered trulli and its complex structure alone tell the story of the people who have lived, worked, rested in this magical place with its infinite panorama