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Caption: A historic mansion surrounded by a four hectares of beautiful hills , olive trees and vineyards , with a lush garden of fruit trees . We are in the Apulian hinterland , halfway between Brindisi and Taranto , just a five minute drive from the center of Grottaglie , pole of the artist ceramics. Here Kristine Standnes , Norwegian architect in Italy for years , has recovered an ancient farm which until recently was in a state of neglect and turn it into one of the holiday homes of Albeli , a project that combines hospitality, design and art , intended to a sophisticated international tourism .