Tag: Trulli
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Top 10 Reasons to Visit Puglia Italy
Six provinces make up the Puglia or Apulia region on the southeast coast of Italy. The Puglia (pronounced pool-ya) or Apulia region as it is known in English, is the most undiscovered and unknown region of Italy. With twenty different regions, Puglia is easily identified on the map as it runs down the east coast of…
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Step back in time to relax and unwind: Masseria Cappella
Driving through the Valle D’Itria in Puglia, is always a pleasurable experience but this day was particularly beautiful. The bright blue sky was interspersed with fluffy white clouds, the rolling hills were scattered with old and new Trulli dwellings, and the curvy, undulating road made the journey even more enjoyable. I was en-route to an…
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Alberobello in Festive Lights! 5th Dec – 6th Jan
ALBEROBELLO LIGHT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FOR UNITY – LIGHT FOR PEACE Peace and solidarity for the victims of terrorism is the theme of the second Christmas editionn2015/16 Alberobello, December 5th 2015 – January 6th 2016 ALBEROBELLO – The Year of Light is coming to a close and Alberobello, city of the trulli, expresses sympathy to all…
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Trulli Amazing!
The Trullo is a distictive, small, dry-stone building with a conical roof which is specific to the Itria Valley in the Italian region of Puglia. Trulli are found extensively in Alberobello and in the areas around Locorotondo, Fasano, Ostuni, Cisternino, Martina Franca and Ceglie Messapica. The word originated from a Greek word meaning cupola and…
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Alberobello Light Festival
This is a must see this Christmas. Alberobello like you’ve never seen before. This beautiful City of Trulli has been chosen by UNESCO to be the first City in the World to be illuminated in colour, as they announced that 2015 will be the International Year of Light. Alberobello is embracing this event, which is…
Puglian Pleasures 