Trulli from Alberobello, Italy (2 pics)

in ravel •  4 years ago 

This is a typical "trulli" house found Alberobello, Apulia region, Italy.

They are whitewashed stone houses with conical roofs.

In the district of Rione Monti, at the top of a hill, we can admire more than a thousand of them.

We can also visit the interior of some of them, to see how they were living back then in these tiny houses.

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According to legend, the counts of Conversano allowed the settlers to build dry stone dwellings (without mortar) in order to dismount them easily in case of royal inspection.

Indeed, Ferdinand I of Aragon, required the payment of a tax in case of construction of fixed dwellings.

I climbed on a roof to have a good view and admire the work closer.

Amazing work.

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Photo taken with a Canon PowerShot A620 .


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