Have you heard of Locorotondo, Italy? Locorotondo is one of Southern Italy’s most beautiful villages, in my opinion, but it isn’t yet overwhelmed with tourist crowds. A true hidden gem, Locorotondo is just a 12-minute drive from busy Alberobello in the Puglia region, but feels like a world away.

Both Alberobello and Locorotondo are home to trulli — white conical buildings unique to Puglia’s Itria Valley (Val d’Itria). You see trulli (singular: trullo) strewn throughout the Puglian countryside, and the town of Alberobello is home to neighborhoods entirely composed of trulli!