AN ANCIENT HEX SIGN ON THE ROOF
by travelgourmet
Many trulli are topped off with a crown, called the "Pinaccolo" or pinnacle, either in a ball shape which some claim is the symbol of the sun, or in a religious symbol. All of these cone shaped roofs have painted hex symbols on them, while others are astrological.
The pinnacle seems to help the myth of the painted pagan symbols on the cone shaped roof, which ends at the top in a white washed holder, the pinnacle, for the sun ball or other symbol. Still a mystery to many, and truly not conclusive.
Cheap way of building?
by sim1
A logical explenation is this one : The limestone, a calcareous rock found in abundant stratification throughout the region, is easily separated into thin layers that can readily be shaped into crude bricks that don't require mortar when relayered. The dome design allows heat to rise, slightly cooling the living space, a significant factor in the region's brutal summer. Given that the area has long been impoverished, perhaps the design is nothing but good old ingenuity, a means of cheaply constructing homes and businesses with the materials at hand.
Alberobello, where a Trullo is Home
by hquittner
"A day trip"
Our bus day trip from our base in Matera took us into Puglia to Alberobello and later to the Grotte di Castellana. In the town we were lectured on the construction of the trulli, visited the interior of a trullo and saw its vegetable garden and wine cellar, walked ad lib through the town, shopped , visited the "trullo-church" and lunched at a trullo-restaurant.
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Alberobello old town
Church (ahead left) and Sovrano( rt)
View from the trainride to Alberobello
Alberobello
