Explore the historic highlights of Arles
Arles, France
90 AD
Arles, France
90 AD
Arles, France
c. 1100
Arles, France
300-400 AD
Arles, France
0-100 BC
Arles, France
16th century
Arles, France
300-400 AD
Arles, France
1868
Arles, France
1995
Arles, France
963 AD
Arles, France
300-400 AD
Arles, France
4th century AD
Arles, France
19th century
The trulli, typical limestone dwellings of Alberobello in the southern Italian region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of corbelled dry-stone construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. These structures, dating from as early as the mid-14th century, characteristically feature pyramidal, domed, or conical roofs built up of corbelled limestone slabs. Although rural trulli can be found all along the Itria Valley, their highest concentration and best preserved examples of this architectural form are in the town of Alberobello, where there are over 1500 structures in the quarters of Rione Monti and Aja Piccola.
The property comprises six land parcels extending over an area of 11 hectares. The land parcels comprise two districts of the city (quarters or Rione Monti with 1,030 trulli; Rione Aia Piccola with 590 trulli) and four specific locations.
Trulli (singular, trullo) are traditional dry stone huts with a corbelled roof.