We began our third day in Alberobello exploring the area we were staying in: Rione Aia Piccola.  Again, this is a slightly less commercialized zone of trulli.  It borders on the more modern section of the city, and thus, it is not as attractive to the average tourist, as Rione Monti is.  I found it…

A plaque marks the house where the Italian engineer, Nicola Armando Agrusti, lived for eighty-three years. Another plaque marks the house where Father Marco Antonio Lippolis lived, who was a much loved priest of the city, and was responsible for the building of the Chiesa di Sant’Antonio di Padova, in Alberobello. Our next stop was…

Our first stop, on our second day in Alberobello, was located only a short walk from the apartment: The Museo Del Territorio.  This structure, made up of a palazzo with a few trulli  incorporated into it, had been the home of Giacomo Pezzola, a doctor from the city.   At the time, it was considered one…

Walking through these streets that are lined with trulli, it is still possible to imagine what the area was like, before being invaded by tourists.  Every now and then, one catches a glimpse of something that will take the person looking at it back in time!  For example, I saw a well partially hidden, in…

Near the belvedere, you will find Piazza del Popolo.  This is the main square of the city.  In it is the Monumento ai Caduti, which pays tribute to those who lost their lives in World War I. Directly in front of the monument is the Palazzo Comunale.  Today, this palazzo houses the municipal police, as…