Boutique hotel La Fiermontina is an homage to Antonia Fiermonte and the two artists who loved her. The garden shares its ancient city walls with Lecce
Lecce, the most celebrated city in Puglia, comes at you unexpectedly, like many of Italy?s gems. You drive past vineyards and olive groves, go through some unremarkable suburbs and then suddenly you are faced with a wall and gate of Roman origin. Once inside, the streets shrink and are cobbled; but what looks like a cluster of ancient buildings also houses more treasures within.
One of these is La Fiermontina, the city?s most celebrated hotel, set around a garden and olive grove within the ancient walls. The owners have just opened a new property, the Fiermontina Museum, 50 metres away down a quiet cobbled street. All rooms and suites are inspired by traditional local buildings and are full of character, decorated with vintage and high-end antique pieces
Turn  right at the old lady who spends her days sewing, sitting on a chair on the cobbles, through a latticed iron gate, and you enter into a bijou courtyard, surrounded by lush trees – you could pick your own peaches fat certain times of the year.
Under a newly built staircase – the whole construction is new out of old sit two sculptures, and the art theme continues when you walk through the first floor terrace and slide the glass doors open, to be greeted by an array of sculptures and paintings.
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