Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
I woke up this morning to a beautiful sunny day and had to rethink my wardrobe as I was going to roast in all the layers I was thinking of last night to wear.
What a difference soft pillows make to a good night's sleep
. Not like the slabs of concrete provided by the Hotel da Bruno in Venice.
A very civilized start to the day - 10.00am. This morning a local guide took us on a walking tour of the town, including an area (he Monti quarter) where there are 1,030 Trulli (houses) and another area (the Aja Picola quarter) where there are 590 Trulli. Apart from theses unusual houses (which are fascinating), this town has nothing else to offer.
Trulli are dry stone (no mortar) houses. They were the idea of the local Count who did not want to pay the taxes on dwellings. When there was a royal inspection (tax collector), the houses (Trulli) could easily be taken down and re-erected once the tax collector had departed.
This afternoon we drove to the town of Locorotondo, an important wine centre about 20 minutes from Alberobello. Locorotondo is a pretty little town and the view from the Panoramic Garden is fabulous. We all had a gelato, paid for by Albatross.
Back in Alberobello, we visited a winery for a tasting of local wines. The general comment was that the wine was not very good.
Trulli houses
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
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pip
2014-05-19
Hey Jo. hmm an even smaller hotel room than Alexandra? wow that must have been small. The truili houses sound interesting, did they also feed you. Mosquitoes are a problem - until the late 1920s, southern ital was malaria infested and then they drain all sorts of marshes but it is coming back as is tuberculosis
The river cruise does not sound like you best. But he skinless statue photos are amazing