Alberobello literally means “beautiful tree” and this is where there are many of the distinctive “trulli”: whitewashed cones made of stones, at the top there is a decoration that has some rebellious or magical meaning.

They are visible in almost every wheat field and olive grove, where they serve as miniature barns. But they are at their most picturesque when clustered together in the hundreds, to form a town. In Alberobello there are over a thousand of them.
The famous white beehive shaped houses of Puglia have come to symbolise the region. Their shape is, in part, due to the economic conditions: at the time it was forbidden to build without the permission of the king Ferdinand I of Aragon, he declared that peasants were not allowed to build permanent homes. Since the stones had no cement, in theory they could be taken apart and moved. The town is situated on the Morge hills, descending in terraces to the Adriatic, and is famous for the “Trulli” houses, with white walls and grey cone-shaped domes as roofs.
This is Alberobello, and it’s a wonderful sight you will never forget!
What to see:
The historical center with the especially typical quarters called Aia Piccola and Monti, wholly composed of “trulli” united in groups and lined up along precipitous and circuitous lanes that climb the hill. Crossing these lanes you can see from the doors always open, the inside structure of the unusual houses.
Sant’Antonio church, built in 1926 in the form of a trullo. From this point there is an amazing view looking down over the entire area.
The Trullo sovrano, the only one with two floors, built in the 18th century which is located in a small square behind the Mother Church.

Activities in Alberobello:

BIKE TOUR – You will discover Apulian land and sea, with its green lands, the Mediterranean smells, the clefts in the calcareous rocks and the crypts excavated in the stone. You will discover the sea, with its coast still uncontaminated and its sheer cliffs overlooking a crystal clear blue sea. For more informations click here