14 March 2012

Puglia and the Truli

Puglia and the truli: sounds like a punk band right?

Truli are cute stone houses common only in Puglia: the heal of the boot.  These houses are made with no mortar, so the shepherds that traditionally lived in them could dismantle and move them to a new location.

The walls are very thick; this makes them warm in the winter and cool in the summer.  Normally these houses are alone in the countryside, but there is a very special town called Alberobello where dozens were built side by side.