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  Destinations: Alberobello   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Alberobello is situated on two hills, rich with olive groves and almond trees, which were once separated by a riverbed.
The name Alberobello comes from Sylva Arboris Belli (forest of the tree of the war), the tree that used to cover the entire area.
Alberobello was declared a zone of historical importance in 1924 and now exists mainly for tourism.
www.italiancookingandliving.com /travel/pf_text/alberobello.html   (343 words)

  
 Alberobello Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Alberobello | Italy
Hotel Astoria is located in the centre of Alberobello, famous for its typical 'trulli'.
The Ramapendula Hotel Alberobello is situated on the suburbs of Alberobello in the city of Puglia in Italy (3 Star)
The Hotel Villaggio Porto Giardino Monopoli is situated in the heart of the coastal city of Puglia.
www.simplehotels.com /en/it/alberobello   (294 words)

  
 Hotel Colle del Sole 3 star hotel and traditional restaurant in Alberobello, Puglia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Alberobello was founded by the Acquaviva Counts in the 15th century.
The Hotel Restaurant Colle del Sole is located in Alberobello, in the province of Bar,i only 500 metres from the two central quarters of the town; Aia Piccola and Rione Monti.
The restaurant is decorated in a modern style and divided into three spaces: the Yellow Room, with a seating capacity of 100; the White Room, with a seating capacity of 50 and the open air Green Room (the Garden) with a seating capacity of 70.
www.deliciousitaly.com /colledelsole.htm   (219 words)

  
 I Trulli di Alberobello, odd houses in Italy
A great number of trulli may be found in the town of Alberobello, which is nearly a city.
Alberobello, the Trulli capital, is a fairy-tale city.
Alberobello, while steeped in the past, does have a train station, and it is only a single hour's drive from Taranto, Bari or the seaside.
www.geocities.com /trullihouses   (399 words)

  
 Apulian trulli, Alberobello trulli rentals, apartments, hotels. Alberobello Italy trullos, Apulian coast & riviera ...
Alberobello, in Apulia, is the town of the famous Trulli, singular, ancient stone buildings.
Alberobello, as you can see from the map, is close to the Apulia Coasts: in every direction, the sea is never far away.
Alberobello, in Apulia, the south-eastern tip of Italy, is made famous and enchanting by its unique collection of stone buildings typical of the area, the trulli.
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 Alberobello, Fosano Zoo Safari and Castellana Caves   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The history of Alberobello is that of a small community of farmers that has grown up through two centuries from the end of the 14th century, in spite of the fact that they had no juridical recognition.
It is formed by a conic, trullo-shaped dome that is 21½ meters tall; some lateral, small trulli; and, a trullo shaped bell tower.
Both the Fasano Zoo Safari and the Castellana Caves are within easy reach of Alberobello by car.The zoosafari is the first and biggest safari zoo in Italy.The Fasano Zoo Safari is only twenty km from Alberobello and the Castellana Grotte is olnly eighteen Km from Alberobello.
www.nsa.naples.navy.mil /gaetamwr/alberobello.htm   (1035 words)

  
 Alberobello and the Trulli District : Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The best-known of the trulli is the trullo sovrano(sovereign trullo) at Piazza Sacramento in Alberobello.
Crafted in the same type of stone that was used by the ancient builders, they're small-scale duplicates of the originals, ranging in size from a simple rendering to a replica of an entire village.
Alberobello has a crowded tour bus scene and a lot of tacky souvenirs being hawked.
www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=767&catID=0767010029   (362 words)

  
 Trulli
The history of Alberobello is that of a small community of farmers
Actually the local historians relate about the existence, already in the XV century, of an early nucleous of about 40 little circle-based dwellings having conic tops, scattered around on a woody land, quite surely prototypes of the tipical kind of building existing since a very long time in the so called "Silva Arbor Belli".
The year 1654 marks a meaningful date for the birth of Alberobello, because it was in that year that the Count of "II Conversano Giangirolamo Acquaviva, catled "Guereza di Puglia", was forced to present to the royal Court of
www.geocities.com /trullihouses/trulli3.htm   (319 words)

  
 puglia apulia alberobello   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Alberobello literally means 'beautiful tree' and this is where many of the distinctive 'trulli' or whitewashed conical shaped homes can be found that are one of the symbols of Puglia.
alberobello - Alberobello is situated upon two hills, once separated by a riverbed.
On the eastern hill is the new town, with modern architectural features; on the other top, set out to west, the trulli are lined up in an urban conglomeration, subdivided into two districts: Monti and Aia Piccola, both National...
www.capri-island.com /puglia-apulia/alberobello.html   (902 words)

  
 Hyra hus - Stuguthyrning: Italien, Apulia, Alberobello
Närmaste stad - ort: Alberobello - 0 Km.
E-Mail: m.iacovelli@tiscali.it link: http://digilander.libero.it/mikeiaco/alberobello/ -------------------------------------------- It is among the most beautyfull in the area of "Aia Piccola", an intact district in the monumental area in Alberobello.
The trullo is composed of two cones and the characteristic alcoves, in one of whom the bathrooms and kitchen have been inserted.
www.vacationvalley.se /detalj.asp?page=6119   (295 words)

  
 Alberobello Hotels, Italy, Hotel Alberobello   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
All that is to see in Alberobello is close by our elegant hotel, set strategically in the place.
Located very conveniently in Alberobello our hotel is a preferred place to stay and begin exploring the place.
All points of interest in Alberobello are within reach from our first-class hotel.
www.hotel-d.com /en/italy/bari/alberobello-hotels.html   (273 words)

  
 Alberobello - Historical outline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
ince the birth of Alberobello, it is from the stratified calcareous rock that it has been taken the building materials, used for the trulli roof covering.
The history of this unusual town dates back to the second half of the XVI century, when, being a little feud under the control of the Acquaviva family, Counts of Conversano, it began to be filled up with farmers who made the (so called) Selva a fruitful land.
t was the year 1797 and a group of brave people from Alberobello, tired of their precarious condition, went to Taranto to ask for help to king Ferdinando IV of Bourbons who listened and made a promise
www.alberobello.net /storia/index_en.htm   (291 words)

  
 Alberobello, Trulli
It is not know for sure how these structures came about.
Alberobello is the center of this unique and characteristic dwelling that goes back to ancient times.
In this postcard photo of 1933 the trulli are the object of an important visit.
www.lanera.com /heritage/placeshistory/alberobello/trullitown   (66 words)

  
 The trulli of Alberobello - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
This WHS consists of the Monti and Aja Piccola quarters of Alberobello, and some individual buildings elsewhere in the town.
I made Alberobello an afternoon stop in my journey from Bari to Lecce in March 2005 and was well rewarded for doing so.
The trulli are truly exceptional, but I also recommend Alberobello as a pleasant town for its Pugliese charm and general ambience (at least on a sunny March Saturday).
worldheritagesite.org /sites/alberobello.html   (494 words)

  
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Alberobello is located in the "heel" of Italy, among the most beautiful Puglia and Basilicata Regions' towns.
Not far from Alberobello, there is a big town, called Martina Franca (48.000 habitants), an elegant and cultured city in the Province of Taranto.
It is set on a hill 430 metres, above sea level, at half an hour's drive from the Ionian and Adriatic seas.
web.tiscali.it /teodorocasa/alberobello_english.html   (417 words)

  
 VirtualTourist.com - Alberobello Tips - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
This is a door picture that I took in Alberobello.
Alberobello is so picturesque that I made lots of pictures here.
The best part about Alberobello is that the town of trulli is closeknit, and a little walk up one hill and down another will give you a couple of hours of enjoyment.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Italy/Puglia/Alberobello-156688/Things_To_Do-Alberobello-BR-1.html   (1061 words)

  
 Oxford School of Architecture: Hearth - Field Trip: Alberobello   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Situated in Apulia, an attractive rural part of Southern Italy, Alberobello is a small town that has grown up around an original settlement of small stone dwellings called 'Trullo'.
With conical shaped roofs, formed from spiraling blocks of the local stone(tufo), the town is a unique, curious, and endearing environment.
As a subject for the unit on Designing in a Vernacular Context, using their own research methods the students were required to identify these issues, in order to establish a brief for the design project, which was drawn up and finalised during the subsequent term.
www.brookes.ac.uk /schools/be/arch/hearth/trips/6-alber.html!   (183 words)

  
 Alberobello 3 Star Hotels: Hotel list by Category in Alberobello   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Alberobello 3 Star Hotels: Hotel list by Category in Alberobello
Wide variety of lodging and hotel options from cheap accommodation to luxury hotels to suit any budget, wherever you travel for business or leisure.
Select check-in and check-out dates and find all available hotels with properties details such as rooms rates, location map of the hotels in Alberobello, pictures and amenities.
www.traveleurope.it /check6.php?ACTION=lth&l=alberobello&lingua=eng   (147 words)

  
 In Italy Online - Alberobello - The Seven Dwarfs in Apulia
Soon you are spotting them in clusters of up to a dozen all attached to each other to make one larger dwelling.
And then you drive into the little town of Alberobello, where they cover four entire hillsides, seeming for all the world like a cheerful white nativity scene recreated to true human dimensions.
We recommend coming here in spring or fall, because summer temperatures can be brutal, and it often snows in winter, thanks to inexplicable winds that swoop down from the Austrian Alps, missing the entire Adriatic coast and slamming into the Murge Valley.
www.initaly.com /regions/apulia/alberobello.htm   (988 words)

  
 Puglia travel guide, Puglia property, holidays and trulli to rent
is our holiday home available to rent near Alberobello, capital of the trulli, and you'll also find here details of more holiday accommodation, villas and trulli rentals.
Our local area is in the most fascinating part of Puglia -the land of the trulli - between Alberobello, the capital of the trulli (one trullo, the plural is trulli), and the unique Itria Valley bounded by the towns of Locorotondo, Cisternino and Martina Franca.
You will also find details of how to get to Puglia, what to do when holidaying in the Alberobello area, a virtual tour of the local towns, and an introduction to Puglia's food and wines.
www.trulliland.co.uk   (294 words)

  
 Alberobello: holiday accomodations Alberobello, holidays Alberobello - holiday accomodations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
We are certain that we have the perfect flats for your personal taste and preferences in our large choice of Alberobello holiday accomodations (a comprehensive range of holiday accomodations in Alberobello, from cheap to exclusive).
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www.interhome-vacation-homes.us /italy/puglia/holiday-accomodations-alberobello/holiday-accomodations   (216 words)

  
 Alberobello Travel Directory - Destinations, Hotels, Airline Tickets and more...
Alberobello Travel Directory - Destinations, Hotels, Airline Tickets and more...
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At first sight, you might think that you ended up in a fairytale and that within ample seconds, several dwarfs and elfs will come out of the white washed little houses with their cone-shaped roofs.
www.affordabletravel.org /europe/italy/puglia/alberobello   (666 words)

  
 AccommodatioNow.com - Alberobello Accommodation - Cheap Accommodation in Alberobello
Dei Trulli is superior first class hotel, located city center and it's close to Alberobello and Zona Monte.
Colle del Sole Hotel is located in Alberobello, in the province of Bari only 500 meters from the two central quarters of the town; Aia Piccola and Rione Monti.
Minotel Lanzillotta is situated in the heart of Trulli.
www.accommodationow.com /accommodation/alberobello.htm   (95 words)

  
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Sicilia - Giardino Naxos - Messina - Alberobello
I have been Alberobello, a long time ago (when I was 4 years old), in those days, there was no tourists (even Japanese!) at all (This is what I have heard).
On the way from Reggio di Calabria, this is the first Trulli house we saw.
web.tiscali.it /Kyoko_Hayashi/sicilia/sicilia_messina_alberobello.htm   (171 words)

  
 Hotel Colle Del Sole Alberobello (Italy)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Situated in the centre of Alberobello, close to the main square and a short walk to the main concentration of the trulli.
1 kms to city centre, 55 kms to the airport (bari), 70 kms to the airport (brindisi), 1 km to the nearest station (alberobello)
interhotel.com /italy/en/hoteles/40262.html   (237 words)

  
 The Trulli of Alberobello   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The village of Alberobello sprouts up on a wide relief cut in two by a depression produced by the action of an ancient water course.
The surrounding landscape, rich in olive groves, vineyards and cherry orchards, offers carsic dolinas and terraced lands whose genesis is bend to tectonic phenomena.
These gleaming habitations (whitewashed each year) are curious, rounded structures with cone-shaped, grey stone roofs.
www.nrg.to /taile/trulli.html   (109 words)

  
 Alberobello: flat Alberobello, holiday Alberobello - flat
We have the flat (Alberobello) of your choice — beautiful, exclusive and inexpensive.
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A holiday in a flat turns your stay in Alberobello into a genuine holiday experience.
www.interhome-vacation-homes.us /italy/puglia/flat-alberobello/flat   (119 words)

  
 Virtual Tour: The Murgia - Home of the Trulli   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the Murgia the trullis are concentrated in and around Alberobello, Locorotondo, Martina Franca and Selva di Fasano, which happens to fall into a bordering area of the Province of Bari that separates the Murgia from the Provinces of Brindisi and Taranto.
In the heart of this country region lies the Itria valley, which is seething with Trullis (those extraordinary architectural phenomena best visited at Alberobello).
A particular feature of theirs is the conic roof made up tiles of calcareous rock packed "dry" i.e.
www.inmedia.it /Puglia/eng/virtual/02/vt1.htm   (236 words)

  
 GourmetStation Blog: Lunch In Alberobello With Carla King
Carla’s #1 motivation for this extraordinary trip was probably not food, although she has experienced some out-of-this-world cuisine.
Motorcycle Misadventures June 10, 2005: Alberobello and the Trulli – They have a number of trulli in town and out of town.
The one I’m staying in is in the residential group of Alberobello trulli called the Aia Piccola district, just a five-minute walk to the Monti district, which is tourist group of trulli that’s full of shops and restaurants where I had lunch at a fabulous place called Casa Nova.
gourmetstationblog.typepad.com /my_weblog/2005/06/lunch_in_albero.html   (806 words)

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