Traditional farm located 1.5 km from seaside. Lots of fruit, vegetables (all you can eat and cook for free!), animals, plants etc. Great and welcoming host, Francesca, old lady running the farm, speaking excellent English, knowing everything about history of the place. She cooks great delicious dinners and would help you with everything you need, she'd teach you how to make pasta and how to prepare zucchini, egg plants, tomatoes (you name it). Loved the placed!
And yes, decent beaches within the easy reach by car, funny small Italian coastal summer towns, historical monuments (Abbey in Cerrate), Lecce half an hour away.
Hot - no A/C, lots of insects.