Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Alberobello and Locorotondo

You'd almost expect a Gnome to pop out of one of these houses. Alberobello is another Unesco World Heritage Site. It is a MUST to see if you are in Southern Italy.
The " Zona dei Trulli" is situated on the western hill of Alberobe and is a dense mass of beehive shaped houses made of local limestone. It is enchanting!
The Duoma always sits at the top of the hill and overlooks the valley. Unfortunately we did not see any locals wearing pointed hats. They just sell all of the "Tourist Junk" from most of the little dwellings. It is one huge tourist trap, but cute.
Locorotondo is suppose to be one of Italy's most beautiful villages. There are gorgeous, winding, narrow streets full of flower pots.
The streets are paved with smooth ivory-colored stone and all of the buildings painted white.


Nice courtyard, Hey? Never do you see lawn or yards full of gardens in "il centro". That is outside of the village in the country side. Bellissimo !

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