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It\u2019s almost impossible not to fall under the spell of this dreamscape where round, domed houses known as trulli<\/em> rise from gentle hillsides. Alberobello will make you feel like you\u2019ve stepped into the pages of a fairy tale, but this small town in Italy\u2019s southeastern Puglia region is decidedly of this world, fashioned from limestone, surrounded by centuries-old vineyards and olive groves, and home to 11,000 residents. You probably won\u2019t be able to resist the urge to make a crack or two about hobbit houses and how \u201ctruly\u201d extraordinary they are, but the Alberobellese have heard it all and they are proud to show off one of the most unique townscapes on the planet.<\/p>\n

Domed Wonders<\/h3>\n
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Photos by Elyse Weiner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some 1,600 trulli<\/em> line the lanes of Alberobello\u2019s old quarters, Rione Monte and Aja Piccola, protected these days as a UNESCO World Heritage site. \u201cHow?\u201d (as in \u201chow on earth did this otherworldly place come to be?\u201d) is the first question that comes to mind as you meander into the maze and get a close up look at so many strange-looking whitewashed houses with domed, conical roofs (trullo<\/em> is from the Greek word for dome). Whimsical as trulli<\/em> seem, they are borne out of practicality, built without mortar from rough-cut local limestone. Materials for the stone walls and corbelled-slab domes were readily available, and masons could assemble houses quickly and easily. Just as important, they could disassemble them simply by removing a single stone \u2014 as local lore has it, a distinct advantage if the Naples-based royal treasury decided to impose taxes on householders. With news of an approaching tax collector the entire town could be made to disappear in Brigadoon<\/em>-like fashion.<\/p>\n

Look Up!<\/h3>\n
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Designs of the pinnacles atop the domed roofs are marks of the masons who built the houses, and slabs are often painted with Christian and magic symbols. Shopkeepers have added modern decorative touches of their own, few more exuberantly than Anna Maria Matarese. She\u2019s filled her shop-in-a-trullo<\/em> on Via Monte Pertica with fischietti<\/em>, pottery whistles that include a Fiat weighted down with a family and their belongings. These days trulli<\/em> also provide some cozily memorable dining experiences beneath their domes. Davide Girolamo of Trullo D\u2019oro and other chefs around town serve delicious variations of cucina povera<\/em>, or poor cooking, that make the most of local ingredients, though octopus served atop a bed of local fava beans and their other creations seem fit for a king.<\/p>\n

One Dome, One Room<\/h3>\n
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Most trulli<\/em> consist of a single room beneath the domed roof. A peak inside a trullo<\/em>, especially rewarding when this stage-set of a town mounts a historical reenactment, reveals the hardscrabble practicalities of trullo<\/em> life \u2014 a large fireplace for heating and cooking, alcoves for sleeping, often a loft for storage above and a rainwater-filled cistern beneath the stone floor. A few break the mold with multiple domes and multiple rooms. Trullo Siamese was created when two brothers fell in love with the same woman and joined two trulli<\/em> to accommodate their unusual living arrangement. Grandest of all is the Trullo Savrano, a complex of 12 little trulli<\/em> surrounding a central, double-height trullo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Into the Valle d\u2019Itria and Beyond<\/h3>\n
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All photos except bottom left by Elyse Weiner; Bottom left photo by Stephen Brewer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond Alberobello, the Valle d\u2019Itria<\/a> dips and rises across rolling hills that here and there are topped with irresistibly picturesque citt\u00e0 bianche<\/em>, or white towns: Ceglie Messapica, Cisternino, Locorotondo, Martina Franca, and Ostuni. Each will lure you into a few hours of aimless wandering, as will Polignano a Mare on the coast. Polignano\u2019s narrow lanes open to seaside terraces perched above the crashing waves and a pebbly beach hemmed in by cliffs. Don\u2019t be surprised if the setting makes you feels as though you\u2019re taking flight into another realm \u2014 after all, Polignano\u2019s famous son is Domenico Mudugno, \u00a0honored with a statue, and these vistas of sea and sky inspired his song \u201cVolare.\u201d Egnazia, farther down the coast, is an ancient Roman town bisected by the Via Traiana, the road that linked Rome with the port at Brindisi. One of Italy\u2019s many transporting archeological experiences is a descent into Egnazia\u2019s Tomb of the Pomegranates, from the 4th<\/sup> to 2nd<\/sup> century B.C. and entered through a stone door that still swings on its original hinges.<\/p>\n

Among this abundance of sights, trulli<\/em> steal the show. They stud fields and groves across the countryside, built on the spot from gathered stones to provide shelter and storage. Spotting one of these humble structures never fails to provide a world-class thrill.<\/p>\n

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For more information check out the Arteca website<\/a> and the City of Alberobello website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stephen Brewer is an author of Frommer\u2019s Italy<\/em> and many other guidebooks.<\/p>\n

Elyse Weiner is an Emmy Award-winning network news producer and executive, and the creator of iJOURNEYS<\/a> audio walking tours of cities across Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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