🏛️ The Trulli of Alberobello
Conical stone dwellings of Puglia, Italy
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1996
- Over 1,500 trulli in Alberobello, the largest concentration in the region
- Distinctive conical roofs built using dry-stone technique with no mortar
- Located in Puglia region of southern Italy
The Trulli of Alberobello represent a unique vernacular architectural tradition found in the Puglia region of southern Italy. These traditional dry-stone dwellings, characterized by conical roofs constructed from overlapping limestone slabs, form the world's largest concentration of such structures in a single location. The town's architecture reflects centuries of adaptation of prehistoric construction methods to local environmental conditions and material availability ...