One of the sights typically associated with southern Italy’s Puglia region is the trulli, unique stone houses with conical roofs made of limestone slabs that you see scattered around the countryside, especially in the Itria Valley. Trulli have been used for centuries but it’s not sure exactly when or why they were first built. Alberobello has the highest concentration of trulli and the Alberobello trulli zone is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

While Puglia, the heel of the boot, is still somewhat off the beaten track, the town of Alberobello is one of the most visited places in the region and the trulli zone, which is really fairly small, can be crowded. However even with the tourists, gazing over the white-washed trulli from the Belvedere Terrace, the overlook near the parking lot, is still an unforgettable sight.