The Trulli of Alberobello World Heritage Site

Official name

The Trulli of Alberobello | UNESCO

Country

Italy | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Province of Bari, Puglia Region
40.7825° Lat, 17.2369° Lon | Map

Code

787

Time Zone

Europe/Rome (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1996. The trulli , limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. The trulli are made of roughly worked limestone boulders collected from neighbouring fields. Characteristically, they feature pyramidal, domed or conical roofs built up of corbelled limestone slabs.