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Alberobello (Puglia)

Description: Alberobello is a small town and comune in the province of Bari, in Puglia, Italy. It has about 10,000 inhabitants and ... more

Alberobello (Puglia) ... is famous for trulli constructions.

Newest Review: ... elaborate. Apparently the more elaborate these cap stones were, the richer the family. The families who lived in these houses ... more

... were very poor and this was their way of showing they had a bit of money! The houses inside are tiny and they housed whole families AND the animals if they were rich enough to have them. Now people have joined several Trulli together to form a bigger abode. If you go to see the Trulli on the Monti side you’ll find that most are little shops selling everything from miniature Trulli to local bread. There’s no problem with going in just to look at the interiors, in fact, the owners stand outside and encourage you to ...more

Price Comparison for Alberobello (Puglia)

	Photographic Print of Trulli, Alberobellofrom Robert Harding 10x8 Photograph (25x20cm). Trulli, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heri ... Last Update 03.12.2009 05:53	£ 4.99

Photographic Print of Trulli, Alberobellofrom Robert Harding
10x8 Photograph (25x20cm). Trulli, Alberobello, UNESCO World Heri ...

Last Update 03.12.2009 05:53

£ 4.99

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Alberobello (Puglia): The Trulli of Alberobello (1322 words)
by - written on 04/05/06 (Very useful, 1139 readings)
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I went to Alberobello in Apulia (Puglia in Italian) last summer. It is extremely beautiful. I’ve never seen anything like it. This unusual town has a district full of Trulli. I hear you ask: What are Trulli? A Trullo is a little circular house with a conical roof. The amazing thing is that these Trulli are built without mortar. In the 16th century the local rulers allowed the farmers to build these unusual constructions, but without mortar so that they could be knocked down quickly if there were inspections by the king’s agents. The idea was to avoid paying the extremely heavy tax if it were to become an urban centre. So it’s incredible to imagine that ... Read the complete review