The structure is a farm complex, remodeled several times over the centuries, with an adjacent oak forest. The farm, known from documents of the nineteenth century, but certainly older, is characterized by an environment of a horseshoe layout. Many crosses are still visible on the walls of the building, carved out of devotion by the devotees who stopped to take shelter, to eat or simply to pray, before reaching the final destination of their trip: the Sanctuary of Santa Maria di Leuca. Semicircular perforated stones are preserved on the facade – known as scapole - used to tie the horses during the stop. The woody area is locally known as Bosco Martella, and is an important relict of the ancient Bosco del Belvedere, which until the beginning of the last century took up most of the surface of the southern part of the Salento peninsula.