The Trulli of Alberobello: how to…

Curious to know the Trulli of Alberobello? Here the contribution of A&A Travel .

Puglia is a land full of individuality and unique places. From the white cliffs of Gargano, karst landscapes of the Murgia, Finally the clear blue sea of ​​Salento. In this land there are five world heritage sites:

• Castel del Monte
• The Trulli of Alberobello
• The Garganico Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo
• Foresta Umbra Nature Reserve
• Castelfiorentino in Torremaggiore

We at A & A Travel we want to give you some advice on how to introduce visitors to one of these wonderful locations: Alberobello with its trulli.

For the uninitiated, the trulli are typical dwelling of the southeastern Puglia. They are created as temporary housing and, for this, it is not possible to date its existence. The longest-running seems to date back to the seventeenth century.

They define temporary because, at the time of the Acquaviva d'Aragona Conversano, It is popular beginning in this forest in the territory and began to cultivate the first farms remained fallow until then. therefore, It came the need to build small houses to rest or small warehouses to be used for the harvest or for agricultural vehicles.

they will be, then, trulli: small houses built with the material present in the farm and without the use of fixatives / adhesives such as mortar. Their form, coupled with their composition, It gave farmers a huge advantage: be able to completely shave the building to the ground, going to remove the ceiling Key (the typical tip of the trulli) who had the task of keeping up the structure. This allowed the poor farmers not to pay the tax on new settlements, levied by the viceroy of the kingdom in case of inspection, and a quick rebuild the dwelling itself, having regard to the material poverty.

But now let's talk about another.

How to: How to reach Alberobello and neighborhood Trulli

Let's start with what is the basis in the discovery of a place, namely how to get there.

Located at the beginning of the Itria Valley (the geographical area straddling the provinces of Bari, Taranto and Brindisi), the small town of Alberobello is 60 km from the regional capital Bari, 45km from Taranto and the Ionian Sea, 80km from Brindisi 20 km from the Adriatic Sea (coast of Monopoli and Fasano).

How to get there? Proceeding from north to south machine, the first reference point is Bari, reachable via A 16 o 14. From there it's up to you to choose to continue “by sea” (SS 16) or go inland (SS 100). If you choose to take the SS 16, You must reach the beautiful seaside town of Monopoli and take SP 113 (also known as “overview”) which connects directly to the capital of the trulli.

If you choose to take the SS 100, We must continue until Casamassima and from there take the SS 172 “trulli” that, passing through various towns, It will take you to Alberobello. La SS 172, Moreover, ends in Taranto, becoming, therefore, the main way to achieve the trulli from the ionic capital. For those who comes from the Salento, The way ahead is always the SS 16 up to Fasano, where you can take the SS 172 to you. to find themselves with the SS 172.

If you are without a car and choose to reach Alberobello by means of public transport, The town is served by Line 1 of South-East Railways (https://www.fseonline.it/) which connects Bari and Taranto, either by bus from various neighboring countries.

Authors: Adriana and Alessandro (A&A Travel)

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