The Prime Minister’s game of Apulian burraco in Locorotondo

Rome. One thing is certain: she is busy playing international Burraco with Undersecretary Marcello Gemmato (it seems the Prime Minister’s strong suit is always foreign affairs). As for the rest, the utmost discretion prevails. Although rumours are leaking out from Puglia – or Puglie?

In fact, there is only one heel that Giorgia Meloni simply cannot do without. And that is the heel of a boot.

After all, there are many Apulian farmsteads – these oases amongst the winding, winding roads. And some people point to Ottolire, also in Locorotondo, following Leonardo Trulli (where he had previously been a guest). In the town of his friend Tommaso Scatigna, a former mayor and now a regional councillor.

“Masseria con Spa in Valle d’Itria”, then, where those who work there neither confirm nor… deny it. Who knows.

One thing is certain: with eight thousand kilometres of coastline – and the Costa Smeralda evoking a recent past of celebrity culture and hedonism – Meloni always returns to the places where she has felt at home. Whatever the resort, after La Maddalena, Puglia is always next. The secluded farmhouse, more rustic than luxurious, where the only luxuries are the whitewashed walls and the silence.