Cent. 19th 

In the 18th century, the countryside around Bari was still a wild and unwelcoming place, full of uncultivated fields and windswept hills. Times were about to change however; requests for grain, oil and wine were on the rise, business was growing and the noble inhabitants of the towns looked towards the countryside, no longer seen as less important but as a promise of wealth. In this context, the masseria came into existence, a kind of rural citadel. They were isolated and self-sufficient, defended by walls and towers and offered refuge and work. There was room for settlers, labourers, animals and crops. Every stone, every cistern, every arch was designed to produce, preserve and protect. One of these was Masserie Eliantonio, today Masseria Vero. In 1872 Michele Eliantonio had his name inscribed on the entrance door and the stone still preserves this memory. Opposite this stands a large wood-fired oven and an external staircase leads to the upper floor where five bedrooms are immersed in the silence of the countryside. The small watch tower was once used to look out over the fields and check for pillagers. From here you can see as far as Palombaio and the profile of Palo del Colle, where the sun sets, casting a red light over the olive groves.