Alberobello is world famous as the Trullo Town. What's a trullo you ask? It's a little round house with this unique conical roof made of limestone slabs piled one atop the other without the benefit of mortar to hold them together. There are many theories behind the origin of the design. One of the more popular theories is that due to high taxation on property the people of the Itria Valley created dry wall constructions so that they could be dismantled when inspectors were in the area. Apparently, they were taxed per roof..no roof, no tax!
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A fantastic image!
The ingenuity of people never ceases to amaze me. There must be rafters of some sort to stack the stones on or against.
What a wonderful shot. The building is crisp and clean, and the gray, ominous sky really complements it. Nice. (And, good explanation of a building type I know nothing about.)
What a terrific composition.
I have seen these on travel shows on TV. Great photo and information.
Looks like a fairy-tale house. Beautiful!
I remember that town, really interesting place.
Very clever people. Nobody likes the tax man. A lovely photo too, I like the pink geranium? in the window.
Fantastic! Love the roofs and composition too.
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