Alberobello the capital of the Trulli

Alberobello, a town in the hinterland of Bari, is undoubtedly the capital of the Trulli: the historic center is made up entirely of these particular pyramid-shaped buildings that make it unique in the world. According to some studies, the trulli of Alberobello date back to the mid-fourteenth century; at the time, in fact, it was common to demolish and rebuild the disused buildings, rather than repair them. The dry construction, without mortar, seems to have been imposed on peasants in the fifteenth century by the Counts of Conversano, to escape an edict of the Kingdom of Naples that imposed tributes to each new urban settlement. These buildings were therefore precarious buildings, easily demolished and not taxable.

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