If you happened to be in the South of Italy looking for a nice interesting place to visit then Alberobello is surely for you.
It is a small town, very different from those you get used to see.
These small snowy huts are called trulli (from Latin "trulla" which
means "сone"). They were started to be built in the 17th century in the
time of very high taxation on property.
Light limestone was the main material they were built of. It was laid
in layers without using any binder. And that was done for a reason.
When inspectors came to the town, its residents pulled out a foundation
stone and the whole construction collapsed. As a result, all the
inspectors could see was only a pile of stones.
Trulli may be males and females. "Males", besides cones, have onion domes on their top as well.
There are special streets for tourists on which numerous cafes and shops are located.
This is the yard of the Trulli Museum, a very beautiful and informative place.
And this is a common inhabited trullo. Some rich Italians can afford to
buy them (their price is about 6000 euros per square meter). But even
for such a price they have to sleep in the attic as it's very hot
downstairs.
And these are simple houses in the town which are too very beautiful.
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