Diana Petterson 60 Days of Italy, European Continent, Italy

60 Days in Italy – Alberobello

Getting in a group photo, John, me and Alice, with a great view of the trulli in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)

Italy Day 44: Alberobello, the Home of the Trulli

We’re in another wonderful corner of Italy, Alberobello, where the Trulli with their cone-shaped roofs dominate the skyline.

Looking forward to learning more about Alberobello and enjoying pizza for now.

The Trulli rooftops in Alberobello. (May 31, 2023)
Yes, we’re enjoying pizza at a great little pizza joint, Panetteria dei Trulli, in Alberobello. That’s John, me and Alice! (May 31, 2023)
My very delicious Diavola pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, spicy salami, oregano and capers. It was yum! We all enjoyed our pizza outing at Panetteria dei Trulli in Alberobello. (May 31, 2023)
The walkway up Via Monte San Marco up to my suite at the at the Trulli Antichi Mestieri on
in the heart of Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The entrance to my suite at the at the Trulli Antichi Mestieri on Via Monte San Marco 26
in the heart of Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
My suite at the Trulli Antichi Mestieri on Via Monte San Marco 26
in the heart of Alberobello. This suite has a kitchenware, seating area and stovetop. (May 31, 2023)
My suite at the Trulli Antichi Mestieri on Via Monte San Marco 26
in the heart of Alberobello. This suite has a kitchenware, seating area and stovetop. (May 31, 2023)
My bedroom area at the Trulli Antichi Mestieri on Via Monte San Marco 26
in the heart of Alberobello. (May 31, 2023)
My stone bathroom and shower inside my suite at the Trulli Antichi Mestieri in Alberobello. (June 3, 2023)

Italy Day 45: Alberobello

Alberobello is pretty self-explanatory in that its considered the cultural capital of the trulli which has garnered a UNESCO World Heritage site designation. And, to prove that it’s true there are some 2,000 trulli in Alberobello.

The traditional construction style of a trulli (singular is trullo) are dry stone built huts with conical roofs of corbelled limestone slabs that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The trulli, specific to the Puglia region of Italy, spread during the 1600s.

The name Alberobello comes from the Latin “Sylva Alboris Belli” which literally means Forest of the War Tree. And, oddly enough farmers and peasants built their trulli in the middle of a forest once occupied by criminals.

Let’s explore Alberobello and its trulli world.

A group selfie, John, me and Alice on a street of trulli in Alberobello with the very fragrant white jasmine. (June 1, 2023)
Although this is a fence, the trulli homes are mortarless one-of-a-kind constructions in Alberobello and unique to the Puglia region of Italy. This uniqueness is what made them a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (June 1, 2023)
The limestone trulli with natural gray stone domed roofs in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The whitewashed and limestone trulli with natural gray stone domed roofs in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The limestone trulli with natural gray stone domed roofs in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
A view of the whitewashed trulli with natural gray stone domed roofs in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
A mortorless built trulli in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The whitewashed trulli with natural gray stone domed roofs in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The whitewashed and limestone trulli with natural gray stone domed roofs in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
Visiting the inside of a trulli in Alberobello. Alice and John in the larger room of the trulli, with our guide, Antonio, that also included a bedroom, kitchen and living room area. (June 1, 2023)
The kitchen area of the small three-room trulli in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The bedroom area of the trulli in Alberobello. During the warmer months the trulli is cool and during the colder months, the trulli is warm. Plus, one trulli normally houses a large family. (June 1, 2023)
The oldest trulli area in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The oldest trulli area in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The whitewashed trulli of Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
This historic 1797 home was the first in Alberobello to be built with terracotta and mortar in its facade. (June 1, 2023)
Getting in a group photo, John, me and Alice, with a great view of the trulli in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
A square and fountain in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The touristy side, of the trulli with its shops, hotels and people walking up and down the slightly hilly streets of Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
Catching a bridge and groom after their nuptials at the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The altar inside the small trulli Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The altar inside the small trulli Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
Inside the small trulli Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
Catching a bridge and groom after their nuptials at the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
Catching a bridge and groom after their nuptials at the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
Catching a bridge and groom after their nuptials at the Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
Construction work being done to create a white stone street along via Monte Pertica in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
Construction work being done to create a white stone street along via Monte Pertica in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
A stack of white stone being used to refurbish a street in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
A street of trulli covered in wonderfully smelling white jasmine in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The beautiful white stone street of trulli shops in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
The trulli shops in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
Saw the scarves hanging on the outside of this trulli shop IL Telamon Antica in Alberobello and had to step in and buy one. And, once I stepped in, in the middle of the room is the loom used to create the woven items in the shop. (June 1, 2023)
Getting in a photo inside IL Telamon Antica in Alberobello with the weaver herself who uses this loom to create the work in her shop. (June 1, 2023)
A walk through the trulli shops in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)
A walk through the trulli shops in Alberobello. (June 1, 2023)

Italy Day 46 – Back from Locorotondo; Some last minute visits in Alberobello before moving on to Lecce

More views of Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
More views of Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
More views of Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
The Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello is the only trulli to have a raised floor, reachable from the inside through a masonry staircase. It is also the first trulli to be built with mortar around the first half of the 17th century on behalf of the priest Cataldo Perta’s wealthy family. (June 2, 2023)
The large ground floor living room area inside the Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
The wine room inside the Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
The small kitchen inside the Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
The courtyard garden that leads to the large kitchen and large fireplace inside the Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
The large kitchen with the large fireplace in the opposite room inside the Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
The large fireplace with the large fireplace in the opposite room inside the Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
The bedroom inside the Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A master mason created something that had not been seen before, a masonry staircase inside the Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello between the living room and the kitchen. (June 2, 2023)
The second floor room inside the Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A loom on the second floor room inside the Trullo Sovrano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A side view of the the Basilica of the Medici Saints Cosma and Damiano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
The unmistakable two bell towers of the Basilica of the Medici Saints Cosma and Damiano can be seen in the Alberobello skyline. The current layout of the church dates back to 1885. (June 2, 2023)
The unmistakable two bell towers of the Basilica of the Medici Saints Cosma and Damiano can be seen in the Alberobello skyline. The current layout of the church dates back to 1885. (June 2, 2023)
Inside the Basilica of the Medici Saints Cosma and Damiano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
The high altar inside the Basilica of the Medici Saints Cosma and Damiano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A side altar inside the Basilica of the Medici Saints Cosma and Damiano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
The Last Supper chapel inside the Basilica of the Medici Saints Cosma and Damiano in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A night view of where my tulli suite is located street in Alberobello.(June 2, 2023)
A night view of the trulli in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A night view in Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A night view of Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A night view of Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A night view of Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A night view of Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)
A night view of Alberobello. (June 2, 2023)