Geopolitics is the center, but Borgo Egnazia is the Mediterranean setting that will embellish the G7 in Italy. A cameo, this piece of Puglia, rightfully included in the ranking of the 50 most exclusive residential villages in the world. Born in 2009 from the intuition of the Melpignano family, already “landlords” of the Masseria San Domenico, which hosts illustrious holidaymakers such as the Draghi and D’Alema spouses, Borgo Egnazia represents a leap forward: dressing the already frequently visited Puglia with glamour, thanks to a resort with 29 villas with swimming pool that mixes elegance with very white chianche, zero kilometer wheat and dairy products with absolute privacy under centuries-old olive trees. Valuable details which, in fifteen years, have attracted personalities from the world of entertainment, business, politics and sport to Savelletri.
Madonna was a guest on three occasions, in 2016, 2017, 2021. The last one coincided with her 63rd birthday, with candles blown out in front of an artisanal ice cream and aboard a three-wheeler decorated for the occasion. Also present were her children and the beloved dancer Ahlamalik Williams, whom she met in 2015 but left two years ago. The rest was done by the stories published on Instagram by the artist, who was keen to let thousands of her fans know about her love for this part of Puglia, between sea, flavors and colours. In 2017, the daughter of Jeff Sutton, an American millionaire and property developer who, in the Forbes ranking is in 522nd place among the richest in the world, better than Trump, got married in Borgo Egnazia. Two 300-seater Boeings brought guests from the USA to Puglia. Speaking of children, Ivanka Trump was in Borgo Egnazia in 2015 to visit Polignano a Mare and the trulli of Alberobello. She also gave the news on Instagram where she published shots with her children and her husband Jared Kushner, former advisor to the US president and main sponsor of the well-known Abraham Accords.
In the summer of 2023 Barbara Berlusconi chose Puglia to spend a few relaxing days. A year ago, the Knight’s daughter landed with her private jet headed to Borgo Egnazia, and posted a photo of her arrival together with a quote from Carlo Levi: «A divine painting, with the olive tree as a brush and the earth like canvas.” Even the international model Sara Sampaio was dazzled on the street of Savelletri, Angel of Victoria’s Secret and Portuguese face known throughout the world.
In 2020, the Beckham family chose the luxurious Apulian relais for the second consecutive year, staying in a villa costing 3,500 dollars a day. With the 45-year-old footballer David, there were his wife Victoria, and his children Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, together with the young model Nicola Peltz, 21, girlfriend of his eldest son. Inter and national team defender Alessandro Bastoni celebrated his wedding with Camilla Bresciani here last year. Many Nerazzurri players were present among the guests dressed all in white. In 2012, Hollywood star Justin Timberlake married actress Jessica Biel in Borgo Egnazia, spending around 6 million dollars. Same choice two years later for the former vice president of Google, Nikesh Arora, who got married to Ayesha Thapar.
Among the guests in Puglia were the biggest names in Silicon Valley and absolute celebrities such as designers Rahul Khanna and Rohit Gandhi, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Anshu Jain, co-CEO of Deutsche Bank .
